20-05-2025
Qatar-based Indian woman Safrina Latheef reaches the summit of Mount Everest
The Peninsula Newspaper reported on 19 May 2025 that Safrina Latheef, a Qatar-based Indian expat woman, reached Mount Everest's summit on 18 May 2025, making her one of the first Doha-based Indian expat women to achieve such a feat.
According to the report, she had reached the 8,848-metre summit, the highest mountain in the world, after a 20-hour climb.
Safrina has been residing in Qatar with her husband, Dr. Shameel Musthafa, and daughter Minha since 2001.
The Peninsula Newspaper further reported that she has already completed the climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (5,895m), Aconcagua in Argentina (6,961m), and Mount Elbrus in Russia (5,642m) with her husband and has also done a high-altitude ice training in Kazakhstan.
Source & cover image credit: The Peninsula
