Namira Salim نمیرا سلیم
Namira Salim is a Pakistani polar adventurer, astronaut and artist. She is the first Pakistani to have reached both the North Pole and the South Pole.
Full Name: Namira Salim
Arabic: نمیرا سلیم
Born:
Origin: Karachi, Pakistan.
Famous for: Adventurer and Astronaut.
Contributions:
She is the first Pakistani to have reached both the North Pole and the South Pole.
She is the first Asian to skydive (tandem) Mount Everest from an altitude of 29,500 feet.
She is the only Pakistani among the first 100 aspiring space tourists to purchase a ticket for Virgin Galactic’s future commercial space liner.
She was in 2011 appointed as an honorary consul of Pakistan to Monaco.
In May 2002 Salim held a solo exhibit of jeweled objects called “Peace Making with Nation Souls” as an official supporting event to the UN General Assembly Special Session for Children.
On 31 May 2020 Salim’s debut solo single, ‘’Follow Me To The Moon’’ was released by Spinnup, a global digital music distribution service owned by Universal Music Group.
Legacy:
- Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence), 2011
- Power 100 Trailblazer Award, 2013
- Femina Middle East Women Award, 2016
Articles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namira_Salim
https://www.virgingalactic.com/astronaut-bio-namira-salim