Omar Samra
- January 4, 2024
- Instagram Star
Quick Facts
Full Name | Omar Samra |
Occupation | Instagram Star |
Date Of Birth | Aug 11, 1978(1978-08-11) |
Age | 46 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Birth City | England |
Horoscope | Leo |
Omar Samra Biography
Name | Omar Samra |
Birthday | Aug 11 |
Birth Year | 1978 |
Home Town | England |
Birth Country | United Kingdom |
Birth Sign | Leo |
Spouse | Marwa Fayed |
Omar Samra is one of the most popular and richest Instagram Star who was born on August 11, 1978 in England, United Kingdom. Adventurer , best known as one of the very first Egyptian and the youngest Arab to scale Mount Everest. He’s also training to fly into space and has been an inspirational speaker.
Andrew Irvine, Rob Hall and Tenzing Norgay are all climbers who’ve reached the summit of Mount Everest., Rob Hall and Tenzing Norgay are three climbers who have reached the top of Mount Everest.
Beginning December 2002, Samra embarked on a 370-day journey across the continents of Asia and Latin America covering 14 countries. The objective of the trip was not to go to as many countries as possible but to truly dig below the surface of every country visited. The trip was completed on a $20/day budget. In many ways this trip became the inspiration for Samra’s later career change and the founding of his Adventure Travel company Wild Guanabana.
The Everest expedition began on 25 March 2007 and lasted for just over 9 weeks. On 17 May at precisely 9:49 am Nepal time, Samra became the first Egyptian and youngest Arab to climb the 8,850m Mount Everest. He was also the first Arab to climb the mountain from its Nepali South face, the same route taken by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing in 1953.
He was engaged to Marwa Fayed from 2013 onwards.
Omar Samra Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Instagram Star |
House | Living in own house. |
Omar Samra is one of the richest Instagram Star from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Omar Samra 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was very athletic and was captivated by climbing during a summer camping camp located within Switzerland when he was just 16. He was a banker until making the decision to quit that job to pursue a different path.
He quit his job in banking to establish his own adventure company Wild Guabana.
Born in London on 11 August, Samra moved to Cairo when he was only weeks old. He finished his schooling at El Alsson School and graduated from the American University in Cairo (AUC) in 2000 with a BA in Economics and minor in Business Administration. He was also awarded an MBA degree at the London Business School in 2007 with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. Between his bachelors and masters level education, Samra worked with HSBC in London and Hong Kong for two and a half years before embarking on a 370-day journey across Asia and Latin America (14 countries).
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Who is Omar Samra Dating?
According to our records, Omar Samra married to Marwa Fayed. As of December 1, 2023, Omar Samra’s is not dating anyone.
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In April 2008, Samra climbed the highest mountain in Africa (Tanzania) Mount Kilimanjaro by the Machame route. So far he has climbed the mountain 5 times. In 2010, Samra helped found The Right To Climb, an initiative to raise funds and awareness for mental disability in Egypt through climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. To this day, more than 50 climbers have helped raise over $250K for mental disability in Egypt.
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Omar Ranked on the list of most popular Instagram Star. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Omar Samra celebrates birthday on August 11 of every year.
In May 2009, Samra decided to leave his corporate career behind and founded Wild Guanabana, the Middle East & North Africa’s first carbon-neutral travel company specializing in ethical and adventure travel which has offices in Cairo and Dubai. His wife Marwa Fayed died in 2013 days after the birth of their first and only daughter Teela.
Who was the first Egyptian to climb Mount Everest?
Omar Samra ’00 is not only the first Egyptian to climb Mount Everest, but also the first Egyptian to climb the highest mountain on every continent, known as the Seven Summits challenge.
How old is Omar Samra?
43 years (August 11, 1978)
When did omar Samra climb Mount Everest?
On the 17th of May of 2007 at precisely 9:49AM I reached the summit of 8,850m Mount Everest to become the first Egyptian and youngest Arab to do so.
Is Omar Samra married?
Marwa Fayed