Akke Rahman
ꠀꠈꠤ ꠞꠢꠝꠣꠘ
Sports career
Aklakur Rahman at 4,600m on Mount Elbrus.
Birth nameAklakur Rahman
NationalityBritish
Born (1982-10-05) October 5, 1982
Jagannathpur, Sunamganj, Bangladesh
Climbing career
Type of climberMountaineering
Known forMount Elbrus UK record holder

Aklakur Rahman ꠀꠈꠟꠣꠇꠥꠞ ꠞꠢꠝꠣꠘ (Sylheti Nagri), better known as Akke Rahman, is a British Sylheti 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]

Early life and education

Aklakur Rahman (Akke) was born on 5 October 1982 to a Sylheti Muslim family in Jagannathpur, Sunamganj, Bangladesh. He has ten siblings. Akke was raised in the United Kingdom where he completed his education.[4]

Charity ascents

In July 2020, Akke climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and Mont Blanc, raising £5,000 for Westwood High School in Oldham.[5][6]

In October 2020, Akke climbed Mount Elbrus without acclimatisation in less than 24 hours, five days after recovering from coronavirus. On this ascent he raised money for the Global Relief Trust.[7]

Akke's first attempt to climb Mount Elbrus was in September 2019. The attempt was abandoned due to dangerous weather conditions, however he still raised more than £2500 to build wells in Bangladesh.[8]

In May 2022, he climbed Mount Everest, becoming the first British Muslim to make the ascent and raising over $100,000 for 'Peak Humanity' charities supporting destitute families in Afghanistan, Syria and Burma.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Survey partly carried out in Oldham indicates BAME community 'more likely to die from coronavirus'". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 7 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mountaineer scales Europe's highest peak with UK record - days after COVID recovery". Sky News. 17 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 "First British Muslim reaches Everest summit, saving lives in the process". Middle East Monitor. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "I take pride in being a Bangladeshi, Akke says after climbing Everest". Prothom Alo. 4 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Oldham charity fundraiser Akke conquers Kilimanjaro". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 24 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mountaineer scales Europe's highest peak days after recovering from Covid-19". The Herald. 17 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Chadderton mountaineer sets UK record for mountain climb - days after getting over COVID-19". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 16 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Akke prepares to scale the heights in aid of local school". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 11 May 2020.
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