Fahad Badar
Born1979
Doha, Qatar
NationalityQatari
Alma materBangor University (Banking & Finance)
Durham University (MBA)
Occupation(s)Banker,[1] Mountaineer
Known forFirst Qatari to summit Mount Everest and Lhotse in a single expedition
Websitefahadbadar.com

Fahad Abdulrahman Badar (Arabic: فهد عبدالرحمن بادار) (born 1979) is a Qatari banker & mountaineer. He is the first Arab to summit two of the highest mountains in the world, Mount Everest and Lhotse, in a single expedition.

Early life

Badar was born in Doha, Qatar. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Banking & Finance from Bangor University and an MBA from Durham University in the United Kingdom.[2][3]

Mountain climbing career

In May 2018, Badar reached the summit of Kilimanjaro and in the same year he also climbed Mount Elbrus and Aconcagua.[4]

On 23 May 2019, he climbed Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse to become the first Arab to do this double summit in a single expedition.[5][6] In August 2019, he climbed Mont Blanc and Matterhorn.[7]

In December 2020, Badar climbed Mount Ama Dablam.[8]

In July 2021, he climbed Broad Peak mountain in Pakistan and during the expedition he lost four fingers to severe frostbite.[4][9] Badar reached the summit of Mount K2 in July 2022.[10][11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Qatar-UK Alumni Board Members". British Council Qatar.
  2. ↑ "Speakers Bureau Fahad Badar". www.allamericanspeakers.com.
  3. ↑ "CBQRL Company Profile & Executives - Commercial Bank of Qatar Q.S.C. GDR 144A - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Mountain Climber Shows What Frostbitten Fingers Look Like Before Amputation". Newsweek. 21 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Qatar's Fahad becomes first Arab to scale Everest and Lhotse peaks". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 28 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Qatari Adventurer Enters History As First Arab to Reach Everest and Lhotse Peaks". www.qna.org.qa.
  7. ↑ "Qatari adventurer conquers one of the most technically challenging mountains". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 22 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "First Arab Winter Expedition in Mt. Ama Dablam". thehimalayantimes.com.
  9. ↑ "Climber's frostbitten fingers to be cut off after scaling 8000m peak". www.9news.com.au.
  10. ↑ "Nelly Attar, first Arab woman to summit K2". gulfnews.com.
  11. ↑ "Qatari mountaineer who lost fingers to frostbite conquers Mt K2". Qatar Tribune. 27 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Kristin Harila summits K2; 14 peaks mission". Everest Chronicles.
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