Elham Al Qasimi

Posted by admin on Oct 19, 2011 in Celebrating Women, United Arab Emirates | 0 comments

Prior to becoming the first Arab woman to reach the North Pole, Elham Al-Qasimi was an outstanding student majoring in Marketing form the American University in Dubai. She later pursued her Masters in London School of Economics. After working at JP Morgan for three years on mergers and acquisitions, she left the organization to join the Impetus Trust as an investment manager. She then decided to resign to pursue her North Pole expedition a year later. Below is the online journal of her journey to the North Pole.

Elham Al-Qasimi: North Pole expedition

Also, below is an article from Good Morning America about how her experience 10 days in her trek.
Dubai Woman Breaks Tradition and Heads for North Pole