Nabil Al Busaidi

Who is Nabil Al Busaidi?

Nabil Al-Busaidi, born on 23 January 1970 in London, United Kingdom, is an Arab adventurer who has successfully completed several adventures such as walking to the magnetic North Pole, a climb of Mount Vinson in Antarctica, and a row across the Atlantic Ocean.

He is the first Arab to accomplish some of these feats. For this he has been voted one of the Top 100 Most Influential Arabs in the world by Arabian Business magazine in 2009, the Top 50 Influential Arabs by Middle East magazine in 2009 and 2011, and remains in the Top 500 Power List in 2011 for Arabian Business magazine.

A documentary about his trek to the magnetic North Pole was directed and edited by two-time Emmy Award winning director David Ward.