Akke Rahman | |
|---|---|
আখি রহমান | |
| Sports career | |
 Aklakur Rahman at 4,600m on Mount Elbrus. | |
| Birth name | Aklakur Rahman |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | October 5, 1982 Jagannathpur, Sunamganj, Bangladesh |
| Climbing career | |
| Type of climber | Mountaineering |
| Known for | Mount Elbrus UK record holder |
Aklakur Rahman (Bengali: আখলাকুর রহমান), better known as Akke Rahman, is a British Bangladeshi mountaineer.[1] In October 2020 he broke the UK record for climbing Mount Elbrus, reaching the summit in less than 24 hours.[2] In May 2022, he became the first British Muslim to climb Mount Everest.[3]
- ^ "Survey partly carried out in Oldham indicates BAME community 'more likely to die from coronavirus'". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Mountaineer scales Europe's highest peak with UK record - days after COVID recovery". Sky News. 17 October 2020.
- ^ "First British Muslim reaches Everest summit, saving lives in the process". Middle East Monitor. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.