Musa Ibrahim

Musa Ibrahim
মুসা ইব্রাহীম
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
BRAC University
OccupationMountaineer/Journalist
Known forBeing the first Bangladeshi to reach the top of Mount Everest.
SpouseUmmey Sharaban Tahura
ChildrenWasi Ibrahim Raiid
Websitemusaibrahim.com.bd

Musa Ibrahim (Bengali: মুসা ইব্রাহীম) is a Bangladeshi mountaineer, adventurer, trekker, journalist, and author. He is the first Bangladeshi to reach the summit of Mount Everest.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] He reached the summit around 5:05 am BST on 23 May 2010 and hoisted the flag of Bangladesh on the apex of the world at around 5:16 am BST. From then, Bangladesh became the 67th Mount Everest conquering country.[10][11][12]

Musa is the general secretary of North Alpine Club Bangladesh, a Bangladeshi mountaineering club and serves as special correspondent at Channel 24. He served as the sub-editor of The Daily Star.[13] He founded the Everest Academy in 2011 for a wide participation of youth in mountaineering and adventure activities and founded Everest Foundation as well on 2012 for humanitarian and environmental development works.

  1. ^ "Villagers eagerly wait for Musa's return". The Daily Star. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Ibrahim not in Everest climbers' list". bdnews24.com.
  3. ^ "Himalayan Database". bdnews24.com.
  4. ^ "Editor becomes first Bangladeshi to top Everest". Dawn. 26 June 2010.
  5. ^ "8000ers.com, Statistics, News and Stories about the 14 highest mountains of the world". www.8000ers.com.
  6. ^ "Musa conquers Everest". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  7. ^ "It's now official". The Daily Star. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Bhorerkagoj". 24 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Musa's feat enters the books". bdnews24.com. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  10. ^ "News". www.8000ers.com.
  11. ^ "Musa Ibrahim reaches top of Mt. Everest". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  12. ^ "Bangladeshi scribe conquers Mt. Everest". Press Trust of India. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  13. ^ "Musa conquers Everest". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2014.