Omar Samra
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About
Adventurer who's best known for being the first Egyptian and youngest Arab to climb Mount Everest. He's also in training to go to space and has worked as a motivational speaker.
Before Fame
He grew up very athletic and fell in love with climbing at a summer camp in Switzerland at the age of 16. He worked in banking until deciding to abandon that career for a life
Trivia
He left his career in banking to launch his own adventure travel company Wild Guabana.
Family Life
He was married to Marwa Fayed until 2013.
Associated With
Andrew Irvine, Rob Hall and Tenzing Norgay are all climbers who've reached the summit of Mount Everest.
