399:). He is also the first Egyptian to complete the 7 Summits challenge on 31 May 2013, climbing the highest mountain on all seven continents. Samra was the 31st is person in history to complete the "Explorers Grand Slam" challenge, which include climbing the highest mountain on every continent, the 7 summits, and skiing to both the South and North Poles. Samra has also been selected for the IIAS's PoSSUM (Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere) program along with 2 other Egyptians, Abdelraouf El Waqad and Ahmed Farid
244:
63:
124:
22:
431:
Upon his return from his yearlong trip, Samra resumed working in London in the banking field and began his 2-year MBA programme 1.5 years after that. His expedition to Mount
Everest began upon the completion of his MBA in March 2007 and lasted for 9.5 weeks. Samra then moved back to Cairo to work for
468:
at age 11. After his Swiss experience, he went on to trek and climb extensively in the UK, Himalayas, Alps, Andean, Patagonian and
Central American mountain ranges. Other adventures include traversing the Costa Rican jungle in 3 weeks, cycling across the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, around Andalusia
439:
In May 2009, Samra decided to leave his corporate career behind and founded Wild
Guanabana, the Middle East & North Africa's first carbon-neutral travel company specializing in ethical and adventure travel which has offices in Cairo and Dubai. His wife Marwa Fayed died in 2013 days after the
478:
Completing the 7 Summits – In climbing the highest mountain on every continent, Samra become the first
Egyptian to do so. He also achieved a world first by completing the first carbon neutral challenge of its kind through offsetting all the carbon emissions from his expedition and
427:
in 2007 with a concentration in
Entrepreneurship. Between his bachelors and masters level education, Samra worked with HSBC in London and Hong Kong for two and a half years before embarking on a 370-day journey across Asia and Latin America (14 countries).
463:
Samra climbed his first snowy mountain in the Swiss Alps at the age of 16. The trip inspired him and it is then that he decided that he would like to climb
Everest one day. An unrealistic goal at the time, especially given that Samra was severely
469:
in Spain and from London to Paris. As a keen traveler, Samra has been to over 80 countries and published writing about his traveling experiences in both
English and Arabic. He is currently working on publishing his first book on the same topic.
482:
Completing the
Explorers Grand Slam – In skiing to both geographic poles, and climbing the highest mountain on every continent before that, Samra succeeded in becoming the first Egyptian to complete what is known as the
579:
768:
748:
561:
763:
152:
132:
758:
305:
287:
265:
225:
105:
49:
524:
72:
693:
630:
773:
616:
206:
455:. However the spaceflight was cancelled. He could have been the first Egyptian in space have the flight pushed through.
420:
648:
178:
35:
423:(AUC) in 2000 with a BA in Economics and minor in Business Administration. He was also awarded an MBA degree at the
543:
156:
148:
185:
444:
258:
252:
137:
448:
192:
141:
753:
424:
269:
76:
712:
387:(born 11 August 1978) is a British-born Egyptian adventurer, entrepreneur and speaker. He is the first
174:
743:
484:
396:
372:
452:
408:
344:
416:
163:
41:
199:
737:
433:
392:
447:. He was among the winners or the marketing campaign and was supposed to be sent to
368:
87:
415:, Samra moved to Cairo when he was only weeks old. He finished his schooling at
364:
562:"Mountain climbing: Egypt's Samra breaks another record - Omni Sports - Sports"
360:
675:
598:
506:
395:, the 7 Summits and ski to both the Geographic South and North Pole (the
465:
412:
376:
348:
631:"Ahmed Farid, Egyptian scientist-astronaut with far-reaching vision"
388:
617:"Meet the Egyptians Doing NASA's Astronaut Candidate Training"
237:
162:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
117:
83:
56:
15:
544:"9 Arabs who refused mediocrity and broke all the rules"
356:
327:
320:
436:in the field of Emerging Markets Private Equity.
713:"Omar Samra to become first Egyptian in space"
694:"InPics: The 100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40"
443:In the early 2010s, Samra participated in the
440:birth of their first and only daughter Teela.
8:
529: : A film that wasn't meant to be made"
50:Learn how and when to remove these messages
317:
155:about living persons that is unsourced or
86:. Please do not remove this message until
306:Learn how and when to remove this message
288:Learn how and when to remove this message
226:Learn how and when to remove this message
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
251:This article includes a list of general
82:Relevant discussion may be found on the
769:The American University in Cairo alumni
497:
7:
711:El-Behary, Hend (11 December 2013).
507:"عمر سمرة.. المغامر المريض - الصباح"
257:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
542:East, BMW Middle (22 June 2018).
31:This article has multiple issues.
749:Alumni of London Business School
242:
122:
61:
20:
676:"The high-climbing travel boss"
39:or discuss these issues on the
764:Summiters of the Seven Summits
1:
674:Smale, Will (9 March 2015).
584:Mars Desert Research Station
421:American University in Cairo
133:biography of a living person
160:must be removed immediately
88:conditions to do so are met
790:
759:Egyptian mountain climbers
445:Axe Apollo space campaign
419:and graduated from the
272:more precise citations.
425:London Business School
147:Please help by adding
527:Beyond the Raging Sea
774:Astronaut candidates
485:Explorers Grand Slam
397:Explorers Grand Slam
373:motivational speaker
153:Contentious material
698:ArabianBusiness.com
75:of this article is
717:Egypt Independent
635:Egypt Independent
449:sub-orbital space
382:
381:
316:
315:
308:
298:
297:
290:
236:
235:
228:
210:
136:needs additional
116:
115:
108:
54:
781:
728:
727:
725:
723:
708:
702:
701:
690:
684:
683:
671:
665:
664:
662:
660:
645:
639:
638:
627:
621:
620:
613:
607:
606:
594:
588:
587:
576:
570:
569:
558:
552:
551:
539:
533:
532:
521:
515:
514:
502:
417:El Alsson School
341:
337:
335:
318:
311:
304:
293:
286:
282:
279:
273:
268:this article by
259:inline citations
246:
245:
238:
231:
224:
220:
217:
211:
209:
168:
149:reliable sources
126:
125:
118:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
65:
64:
57:
46:
24:
23:
16:
789:
788:
784:
783:
782:
780:
779:
778:
734:
733:
732:
731:
721:
719:
710:
709:
705:
692:
691:
687:
673:
672:
668:
658:
656:
647:
646:
642:
629:
628:
624:
615:
614:
610:
596:
595:
591:
578:
577:
573:
560:
559:
555:
541:
540:
536:
523:
522:
518:
504:
503:
499:
494:
475:
473:Accomplishments
461:
405:
352:
342:
339:
333:
331:
323:
312:
301:
300:
299:
294:
283:
277:
274:
264:Please help to
263:
247:
243:
232:
221:
215:
212:
169:
167:
146:
127:
123:
112:
101:
95:
92:
81:
66:
62:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
787:
785:
777:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
736:
735:
730:
729:
703:
685:
666:
640:
637:. 25 May 2016.
622:
608:
589:
586:. 14 May 2018.
571:
553:
534:
516:
496:
495:
493:
490:
489:
488:
480:
474:
471:
460:
457:
404:
401:
380:
379:
358:
354:
353:
343:
338:11 August 1978
329:
325:
324:
321:
314:
313:
296:
295:
250:
248:
241:
234:
233:
157:poorly sourced
130:
128:
121:
114:
113:
96:September 2018
69:
67:
60:
55:
29:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
786:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
754:Living people
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
741:
739:
718:
714:
707:
704:
699:
695:
689:
686:
681:
677:
670:
667:
654:
650:
649:"Index entry"
644:
641:
636:
632:
626:
623:
618:
612:
609:
604:
603:omarsamra.com
600:
597:samra, omar.
593:
590:
585:
581:
575:
572:
567:
563:
557:
554:
549:
545:
538:
535:
530:
528:
520:
517:
512:
508:
501:
498:
491:
486:
481:
477:
476:
472:
470:
467:
458:
456:
454:
451:on board the
450:
446:
441:
437:
435:
429:
426:
422:
418:
414:
410:
402:
400:
398:
394:
393:Mount Everest
390:
386:
378:
374:
370:
366:
362:
359:
357:Occupation(s)
355:
350:
346:
340:(age 46)
330:
326:
319:
310:
307:
292:
289:
281:
278:February 2014
271:
267:
261:
260:
254:
249:
240:
239:
230:
227:
219:
216:February 2014
208:
205:
201:
198:
194:
191:
187:
184:
180:
177: –
176:
172:
171:Find sources:
165:
161:
158:
154:
150:
144:
143:
139:
134:
129:
120:
119:
110:
107:
99:
89:
85:
79:
78:
74:
68:
59:
58:
53:
51:
44:
43:
38:
37:
32:
27:
18:
17:
720:. Retrieved
716:
706:
697:
688:
679:
669:
657:. Retrieved
652:
643:
634:
625:
611:
602:
592:
583:
574:
566:Ahram Online
565:
556:
547:
537:
526:
519:
510:
500:
462:
442:
438:
430:
406:
384:
383:
369:entrepreneur
302:
284:
275:
256:
222:
213:
203:
196:
189:
182:
175:"Omar Samra"
170:
159:
142:verification
135:
102:
93:
71:
47:
40:
34:
33:Please help
30:
744:1978 births
722:21 February
599:"omarsamra"
511:elsaba7.com
365:mountaineer
270:introducing
738:Categories
659:30 October
580:"Crew 193"
492:References
385:Omar Samra
361:Adventurer
334:1978-08-11
322:Omar Samra
253:references
186:newspapers
73:neutrality
36:improve it
466:asthmatic
409:Wimbledon
403:Biography
391:to climb
351:, England
345:Wimbledon
138:citations
84:talk page
42:talk page
680:BBC News
548:StepFeed
505:الصباح.
479:travels.
459:Climbing
407:Born in
389:Egyptian
164:libelous
77:disputed
653:FreeBMD
266:improve
200:scholar
413:London
377:writer
349:London
255:, but
202:
195:
188:
181:
173:
655:. ONS
434:Actis
207:JSTOR
193:books
131:This
724:2021
661:2020
453:Lynx
328:Born
179:news
140:for
70:The
740::
715:.
696:.
678:.
651:.
633:.
601:.
582:.
564:.
546:.
509:.
411:,
375:,
371:,
367:,
363:,
347:,
336:)
151:.
45:.
726:.
700:.
682:.
663:.
619:.
605:.
568:.
550:.
531:.
525:"
513:.
487:.
332:(
309:)
303:(
291:)
285:(
280:)
276:(
262:.
229:)
223:(
218:)
214:(
204:·
197:·
190:·
183:·
166:.
145:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
90:.
80:.
52:)
48:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.