Raha Moharrak
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January 25, 1986
Raha Moharrak | |
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رها محرق | |
 Raha Moharrak in 2019. | |
| Born | January 25, 1986 |
| Occupation | Art Director |
| Known for | First Saudi woman to climb Mount Everest |
| Website | rahamoharrak |
Raha Moharrak (Arabic: رها محرق) (born c. 1986) is the youngest Arab and the first Saudi woman to climb Mount Everest.[1] Previously she climbed Kilimanjaro, Mount Vinson, Mount Elbrus, Aconcagua, Kala Pattar, Pico de Orizaba and Tajamulco.[2]
Moharrak the youngest of three was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Hassan Moharrak[3] and graduated from the American University, Sharjah in visual communication.[4] She is currently pursuing her MBA at Synergy University Dubai Campus with a specialization in Women's Leadership. She lives in Dubai now[1][5] where she is a graphic designer.[6] According to the CNN, she said that "convincing them [her family] to let her climb was as great a challenge as the mountain itself!"[6]
Climbing Mount Everest
In February 2013, Moharrak reached the summit of Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest summit outside Asia.[7][6]
She was in a team of 34 other mountaineers and 29 guides in reaching the summit on May 18, 2013 from the Nepalese side of the mountain.[8] Her four-member expedition team Arabs with Altitude[9] included the first Qatari man, Mohammed Al Thani from Qatar's royal family and the first Palestinian man, Raed Zidan[10][11]
Speaking about her achievement, she said: "I really don't care about being the first, so long as it inspires someone else to be second."[1][12][13][14][15]
In 2017, Moharrak scaled all the Seven Summits and became the first Saudi woman to climb the Seven Summits.[16]