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Omar’s story has been featured across international and regional media covering adventure, entrepreneurship, and human transformation.
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For Your Countrymen: An Interview with Omar Samra, Orla O'Muiri | Sidetracked
Born in Wimbledon around the time that the tournament was being played, Omar Samra’s parents were convinced that he was going to be the Egyptian equivalent of Boris Becker.
Omar Samra On Surviving Storms At Sea (And In Business) | Inc. Arabia
The first Egyptian to climb the Seven Summits tells Inc. Arabia how his adventurer mindset helped him become a more resilient entrepreneur.
How a ‘scrawny asthmatic’ climbed the world’s mountains | CNN
“I was inspired and taken by the whole emotion of what was going on [during the Egyptian revolution]. I climbed the mountain and raised the flag.”
Peak Interest: A Young Egyptian Entrepreneur's Ambition to Conquer Mountains | Forbes
The world's highest snowy peaks are not found in the Middle East, but that didn't stop young Egyptian Omar Samra from pursuing mountaineering as a passion.