Suzanne Al Houby

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Suzanne Al Houby
First Arab & Palestinian Woman to summit Everest and the 7 summits
Nationality	Palestinian
Known for	Mountaineering, exploring, humanitarian
Website	www.rahhalah.com

Suzanne Al Houby, a Palestinian mountain climber, was the first Arab woman to climb Mount Everest on May 21, 2011 and the seven summits.^[1][2][3][4]

Previously, she was also the first Arab woman to climb many other mountains: Mont Blanc, Elbrus, Aconcagua, Vinson, Denali, Carstensz Pyramid and many others.^[5][6]

Originally, Suzanne's family comes from Jaffa, Palestine, she got her higher education in the United States and lived most of her life in the United Arab Emirates.^[7] She is the founder and CEO of the adventure travel company Rahhalah.^[8]

In January 2014, Suzanne led the first two Arab amputees up to the summit of Kilimanjaro on a Climb of Hope project aimed at raising both awareness and funds to treating sick children in conflict areas in affiliation with Palestine Children Relief Fund PCRF www.pcrf.net. Mutassem Abu Karsh and Yasmeen Najjar - both with prosthetic legs - became the first Arab amputees to reach the summit of Kilimanjaro.

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• "INSEAD celebrates women 2012 - Speakers – Abu Dhabi - Suzanne Al Houby". INSEAD. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
• "The 3rd Petrochem GR8! Women Awards Middle East".
• "Arabian Business 100 most powerful Arab Women".
• "Emirates Arthritis Foundation".
• "climb of hope".
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