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{{short description| First Arab male to double summit Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name           	= Fahad Badar
| image          	= Fahad Badar.jpg
| occupation    	= [[Banker]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Qatar-UK Alumni Board Members |url=https://www.britishcouncil.qa/en/study-uk/alumni/qatar-uk-alumni-board-members |website=British Council Qatar}}</ref> [[Mountaineer]]
| alma mater        = [[Bangor University]] (Banking & Finance)<br>[[Durham University]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])
| birth_date     	= 1979
| birth_place    	= [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]
| nationality    	= Qatari
| known_for          = First Qatari to summit Mount Everest and Lhotse in a single expedition
| website        	= {{URL| https://fahadbadar.com/}}
}}
'''Fahad Abdulrahman Badar''' ({{langx|ar| فهد عبدالرحمن بادار}}) (born 1979) is a Qatari banker & mountaineer. He is the first [[Arab]] to summit [[Mount Everest]] and [[Lhotse]], in a single expedition.
==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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Speakers Bureau Fahad Badar |url=https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/450991/Fahad-Badar |website=www.allamericanspeakers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CBQRL Company Profile & Executives - Commercial Bank of Qatar Q.S.C. GDR 144A - Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/CBQRL/company-people/executive-profile/99135078 |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=www.wsj.com}}</ref>
==Mountain climbing career==
In May 2018, Badar reached the summit of [[Kilimanjaro]] and in the same year he also climbed [[Mount Elbrus]] and [[Aconcagua]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Mountain Climber Shows What Frostbitten Fingers Look Like Before Amputation |url=https://www.newsweek.com/mountain-climber-reveals-frostbitten-fingers-before-amputation-tiktok-fahad-badar-1641328 |work=Newsweek |date=21 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Qatar's Fahad becomes first Arab to scale Everest and Lhotse peaks |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/632663/Qatar-s-Fahad-becomes-first-Arab-to-scale-Everest-and-Lhotse-peaks |work=Gulf-Times |date=28 May 2019 |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Qatari Adventurer Enters History As First Arab to Reach Everest and Lhotse Peaks |url=https://www.qna.org.qa/en/News-Area/News/2019-05/28/qatari-adventurer-enters-history-as-first-arab-to-reach--everest-and-lhotse-peaks |work=www.qna.org.qa |language=en}}</ref> In August 2019, he climbed [[Mont Blanc]] and [[Matterhorn]].<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=22 August 2019 |title=Qatari adventurer conquers one of the most technically challenging mountains |language=en |work=thepeninsulaqatar.com |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/22/08/2019/Qatari-adventurer-conquers-one-of-the-most-technically-challenging-mountains}}</ref>
In December 2020, Badar climbed Mount [[Ama Dablam]].<ref>{{cite news |title=First Arab Winter Expedition in Mt. Ama Dablam |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/first-arab-winter-expedition-in-mt-ama-dablam |work=thehimalayantimes.com}}</ref>
In January 2021 he climbed [[Ama Dablam]] in Nepal with his friend Omani climber [[Nadhira Al Harthy]]. She became the first Arab woman to scale the peak.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haq |first=Sana Noor |date=2021-06-16 |title=Nadhira Alharthy: Omani climber wants to 'die empty' in her quest to share knowledge |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/16/sport/nadhira-alharthy-profile-cmd-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> In July 2021, he climbed [[Broad Peak]] mountain in Pakistan and during the expedition he lost four fingers to severe frostbite.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Climber's frostbitten fingers to be cut off after scaling 8000m peak |url=https://www.9news.com.au/world/fahad-badar-facing-amputation-of-fingers-after-climbing-broad-peak-mountain-in-pakistan/06e2fc41-2cdf-4716-afb8-736ce14f11f2 |work=www.9news.com.au}}</ref> Badar reached the summit of Mount [[K2]] in July 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nelly Attar, first Arab woman to summit K2 |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/mountains-are-my-home-nelly-attar-first-arab-woman-to-summit-k2-1.89735254 |work=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=27 July 2022 |title=Qatari mountaineer who lost fingers to frostbite conquers Mt K2 |language=en |work=Qatar Tribune |url=https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/11490/latest-news/qatari-mountaineer-who-lost-fingers-to-frostbite-conquers-mt-k2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kristin Harila summits K2; 14 peaks mission |work=Everest Chronicles |url=https://everestchronicle.com/kristin-harila-summits-k2-inches-closer-to-her-14-peaks-mission/}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Nirmal Purja]]
*[[Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Thani]]
*[[Asma Al Thani]]
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|https://fahadbadar.com/}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Alumni of Bangor University]]
[[Category:Alumni of Durham University]]
[[Category:Qatari bankers]]
[[Category:Summiters of Mount Everest]]
[[Category:People from Doha]]
[[Category:1979 births]]