Mostafa Salameh
Mostafa Salameh, (born June25, 1970) is a Jordanian mountaineer who has completed the Seven Summits, including Mount Everest in 2008. Salameh is also a motivational speaker. Biography. Salameh first became interested in mountaineering in 2004 while working as a food and beverage manager at the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. His interest started when he had a dream of himself praying on top of Mt. Everest. His first climb in the Himalaya was in April 2004, when he tried to climb Mera Peak () in Nepal, but had to retreat just from the top because of illness. His ascent  of Everest was finally made on May25, 2008, Jordan Independence Day, after he had sold some of his possessions to fund the expedition. He rang his parents and the King of Jordan via satellite phone from the peak. He completed the "Seven Summits" on November16, 2012 and is now among the (as of 2012) 235 people in the world at the time to have stood on top of the highest peak on every continent. He reached the North Pole on April 19, 2014. In 2008, Mostafa was awarded the Independence Medal by King Abdullah II of Jordan for his ascent  of Everest. His Royal Highness Ali Ibn Al Hussein and HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, the King’s brother and sister respectively, have also been major supporters. He reached South Pole on January 15, 2016. He is now 1 of 16 people in the world who completed the Explorers Grand Slam. Motivational speaking. Mostafa acts as a motivational speaker, addressing youths, corporate management and employees through direct comparisons between summit expeditions and daily life experiences. He focuses on themes such as team building, leadership, motivation and facing personal fears. He names as his role models the philosopher Al Razi , the explorer Ibn Battuta, the philosopher, mathematician, physician and musician Al Kindi, the poet, jurist and theologian Rumi and the late King Hussein. He had also come to Birla Public School in Doha, Qatar for a small speech as a part of a fund to aid relief in Gaza. LH4 cancer initiative. In 2012, Mostafa launched the "From the Lowest Point to the Highest Point for Cancer" initiative, where he led a group of 20 individuals to Everest Base Camp in Nepal in April 2013, raising $620,000 for the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), and again in February 2014 , when he led another group of Jordanians to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania raising $1,400,000.00 for the benefit of the KHCC. Bibliography. He has authored the book, "Dreams of a Refugee: From the Middle East to Mount Everest".