Omar Samra

Motivational speaker, Musical Artist

1978 –

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Who is Omar Samra?

Omar Samra is an adventurer, mountaineer, entrepreneur, inspirational speaker and future astronaut. He is the first Egyptian and youngest Arab to climb Mount Everest. He reached the summit at 9:49 am Nepal time on 17 May 2007. He is also the first Egyptian to complete the 7 Summits challenge on 31 May 2013, climbing the highest mountain on all 7 continents. On 5 December 2013, he was chosen to be an astronaut to become the first Egyptian in space sometime in 2014.

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Born
Aug 11, 1978
London
Profession
Education
  • American University in Cairo
  • El Alsson School

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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