Fahad Abdulrahman Badar

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 Mount Lhotse, in a single expedition.

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

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 Mount Kilimanjaro and in the same year he climbed Mount Elbrus.[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. "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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