He was voted one of the Top 100 Most Influential Arabs in the World by Arabian Business magazine in 2009,[4] The Top 50 Influential Arabs by Middle East magazine in 2009 and 2011, and remains in the Top 500 Power List in 2011 for Arabian Business magazine.[5]
A documentary[6] about his trek to the magnetic North Pole was directed and edited by two-time Emmy Award winning director David Ward.[7]
Al Busaidi was born in 1970 in London, England, and split his time between England and Bahrain. He studied at the University of Bath earning a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics (1993) and Masters in Management (1997). He is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS). In 1998, he moved back to the Middle East, residing in Oman and Bahrain.
Career
Employment
Professionally, Nabs worked at a number of institutions such as Gulf International Bank (Bahrain), KPMG (Oman), Mizuho Bank (Bahrain), and Gulf Air (Bahrain) before becoming a full-time adventurer.
Sports
An avid sports enthusiast, Nabs was awarded university colours for soccer and American football at Bath University.
In Bahrain, he played for Bahrain RFC, an amateur rugby team,[8] during their 1997–2005 seasons and as a lifelong fan Liverpool F.C. he set up a Bahrain Liverpool FC Fan Club on Facebook.[9][non-primary source needed]
Other
Nabs published a coffee table book entitled The Arab who Took on the Arctic – From Sand to Snow[10] in 2011 and is registered with the London Speakers Bureau as a motivational speaker.[11]
Adventurer
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An active adventurer, Nabs has undertaken the following adventures since 2009:
In April 2009, he became the first Arab to walk the 650 km from Resolute Bay to the magnetic North Pole and one of less than 500 ever to walk to a pole.
Later in the same year, he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895m and one of the seven summits.[12]
In January 2010, Nabs climbed the highest mountain in Antarctica, Mount Vinson – (4,897m) also one of the seven summits.[13]
* He became the first Arab to row over 4,600 km across the Atlantic, albeit in a team comprising 14 members, one of only 250 crews to achieve this feat and breaking the record for being the largest crew ever to complete the trip.
Current activities
Inspired by a boarding school[14] friend Major Phil Packer,[15] who raised more than one million pounds for charity,[16] Nabs is working on a tour of 100 schools throughout the GCC. He is hoping to raise US$1 million for local charities.
References
^"Nabil Al Busaidi, first Arab who walked to the magnetic North Pole, visits Stenden University Qatar". www.iloveqatar.net. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^"Nabs Al Busaidi interview – The Knowledge Features". TimeOutDubai.com. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^"India Speaker Bureau | Speaker agency, Leadership speakers, Business speakers". Londonspeakerbureau.in. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^"Nabil Al Busaidi | The Arab Adventurer – Mount Kilimanjaro". The Arab Adventurer. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^"Nabil Al Busaidi | The Arab Adventurer – Mount Vinson, Antarctica". The Arab Adventurer. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^"Welcome to the official Phil Packer website". Philpacker.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^"The Pride of Britain Awards – Major Phil Packer". Prideofbritain.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view March 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nabil Al Busaidi born 23 January 1970 in London England is an Omani adventurer Al Busaidi is considered to be the first Arab 1 to walk to the magnetic North Pole climb Mount Vinson in Antarctica 2 and row across the Atlantic Ocean 3 He was voted one of the Top 100 Most Influential Arabs in the World by Arabian Business magazine in 2009 4 The Top 50 Influential Arabs by Middle East magazine in 2009 and 2011 and remains in the Top 500 Power List in 2011 for Arabian Business magazine 5 A documentary 6 about his trek to the magnetic North Pole was directed and edited by two time Emmy Award winning director David Ward 7 Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Career 2 1 Employment 2 2 Sports 2 3 Other 3 Adventurer 4 Current activities 5 ReferencesEarly Life and Education EditAl Busaidi was born in 1970 in London England and split his time between England and Bahrain He studied at the University of Bath earning a Bachelor of Science Honours in Mathematics 1993 and Masters in Management 1997 He is a Project Management Professional PMP and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society FRGS In 1998 he moved back to the Middle East residing in Oman and Bahrain Career EditEmployment Edit Professionally Nabs worked at a number of institutions such as Gulf International Bank Bahrain KPMG Oman Mizuho Bank Bahrain and Gulf Air Bahrain before becoming a full time adventurer Sports Edit An avid sports enthusiast Nabs was awarded university colours for soccer and American football at Bath University He is a Royal Life Saving Society UK Bronze award holder and a PADI advanced open water scuba diver In Bahrain he played for Bahrain RFC an amateur rugby team 8 during their 1997 2005 seasons and as a lifelong fan Liverpool F C he set up a Bahrain Liverpool FC Fan Club on Facebook 9 non primary source needed Other Edit Nabs published a coffee table book entitled The Arab who Took on the Arctic From Sand to Snow 10 in 2011 and is registered with the London Speakers Bureau as a motivational speaker 11 Adventurer EditThis section is in list format but may read better as prose You can help by converting this section if appropriate Editing help is available July 2012 An active adventurer Nabs has undertaken the following adventures since 2009 In April 2009 he became the first Arab to walk the 650 km from Resolute Bay to the magnetic North Pole and one of less than 500 ever to walk to a pole Later in the same year he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa at 5 895m and one of the seven summits 12 In January 2010 Nabs climbed the highest mountain in Antarctica Mount Vinson 4 897m also one of the seven summits 13 He became the first Arab to row over 4 600 km across the Atlantic albeit in a team comprising 14 members one of only 250 crews to achieve this feat and breaking the record for being the largest crew ever to complete the trip Current activities EditInspired by a boarding school 14 friend Major Phil Packer 15 who raised more than one million pounds for charity 16 Nabs is working on a tour of 100 schools throughout the GCC He is hoping to raise US 1 million for local charities References Edit Nabil Al Busaidi first Arab who walked to the magnetic North Pole visits Stenden University Qatar www iloveqatar net Retrieved 2 September 2021 Nabil Al Busaidi s Antarctic expedition diary Features ArabianBusiness com Retrieved 5 November 2013 OCEAN ROWERS by COUNTRY Oceanrowing com Retrieved 5 November 2013 Nabs becomes first Arab to reach the North Pole Sport ArabianBusiness com Retrieved 5 November 2013 Prince Alwaleed the world s most powerful Arab Culture amp Society ArabianBusiness com Retrieved 5 November 2013 THE ARAB WHO TOOK ON THE ARCTIC Trailer on Vimeo 30 June 2009 Retrieved 5 November 2013 via Vimeo David Ward Films Awards Davidwardfilms co uk Retrieved 5 November 2013 IIS7 Bahrainrfc com Retrieved 5 November 2013 Facebook Facebook Retrieved 5 November 2013 Nabs Al Busaidi interview The Knowledge Features TimeOutDubai com 10 August 2011 Retrieved 5 November 2013 India Speaker Bureau Speaker agency Leadership speakers Business speakers Londonspeakerbureau in Retrieved 5 November 2013 Nabil Al Busaidi The Arab Adventurer Mount Kilimanjaro The Arab Adventurer Retrieved 5 November 2013 Nabil Al Busaidi The Arab Adventurer Mount Vinson Antarctica The Arab Adventurer Retrieved 5 November 2013 Eltham College Archived from the original on 23 August 2011 Retrieved 6 September 2011 Welcome to the official Phil Packer website Philpacker com Retrieved 5 November 2013 The Pride of Britain Awards Major Phil Packer Prideofbritain com Archived from the original on 18 September 2012 Retrieved 5 November 2013 Retrieved from https en 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