Raed Zidan

Raed Zidan
Born October 20th, 1971
Kuwait
Nationality Palestinian American
Occupation CEO, Zidan Management Group
Known for First Palestinian man to summit Mount Everest and the first Palestinian man to reach all Seven Summits.

Raed Zidan is the first Palestinian man to summit Mount Everest and the first Palestinian man to reach all Seven Summits[1]

Early life

Zidan was born in Kuwait to Palestinian emigrants. His parents emigrated from Kufr Lakef, Palestine, near Qalqilya to Kuwait.[1] Zidan, who resides in both the United States and Dubai, UAE is the owner and CEO of Zidan Management Group, http://www.zidans.com, located in Indianapolis, Indiana and ZMG http://www.zmg.ae located in Dubai, UAE. [1][2]

Climbing Mount Everest

Raed Zidan is an accomplished mountaineer and the first Palestinian man to reach all seven of the Seven Summits including Vinson Massif in Antarctica, Mount Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua in Argentina. Zidan was part of a four-member group called Arabs with Altitude, which included the first Saudi woman Raha Moharrak, the first Qatari man, Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani and Iranian, Masoud Mohammed, that reached the summit of Mount Everest in May 2013.

On June 1st, 2016, Zidan summited Denali in Alaska, USA along with Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani, the first Qatari man to reach all Seven Summits, Masoud Mohammed, the first Iranian to reach all Seven Summits and Suzanne Al Houby, the first Palestinian woman and first Arab woman to reach all Seven Summits. The team was again known by the name "Arabs with Altitude".

Media Coverage

The Arabs with Altitude team received widespread media coverage world wide upon their return from the summit of Mount Everest partly due to the historical achievements of the team members.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Palestinian scales Mt. Everest". Y net news.com. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  2. ↑ "Raha makes history" (PDF). Gulf Daily News. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  3. ↑ "The Fantastic Four". gulftoday.ae. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  4. ↑ "Arabs with Altitude". city7tv.com. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  5. ↑ "اول سعودية تتسلق ايفرست". alquds.co.uk. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  6. ↑ "Saudi woman tops Everest as country warms to women in sports". Hurriyet Daily News. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  7. ↑ "Saudi woman conquers Everest". The Hindu. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  8. ↑ "First Saudi woman climbs to top of Everest". Al Jazeera. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  9. ↑ "First Saudi woman summits Mount Everest". CNN. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  10. ↑ "25-Year-Old Saudi Arabian Woman Makes History By Reaching Everest Summit". Business Insider. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  11. ↑ "Height of adventure: Saudi woman conquers Everest". Arab News. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  12. ↑ "Saudi Arabian woman in historic Mount Everest climb". The Guardian. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  13. ↑ "First Saudi woman makes it to Mount Everest". Al Arabiya. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  14. ↑ "Raha Moharrak, the First Arab Woman to reach Everest Summit". Dainik Jagran. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  15. ↑ "Raha Moharrak makes history as the first Saudi Arabian woman to summit Mt. Everest". Global Post. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  16. ↑ "Saudi woman Raha Moharrak becomes the youngest Arab to conquer Everest". Gulf News. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  17. ↑ "Raha Moharrak Becomes First Saudi Arabian Woman To Climb Mount Everest". The Huffington Post. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  18. ↑ "First Saudi Woman Scales Mount Everest". New York Times. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  19. ↑ "UAE-based Al Thani is first Qatari to scale Mt. Everest". The Gulf Today. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  20. ↑ "الشيخ محمد آل ثاني أول قطرى يتسلق جبل إفريست". Al Sharq. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  21. ↑ "UAE-based Qatari royal reconquers Mt Everest". Emirates. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  22. ↑ "Three Arab climbers make history by conquering Everest". Gulf News. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
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