Fareed Lafta
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Fareed Lafta is an Iraqi pilot and athlete. He was the first qualified cosmonaut from Iraq, and has appeared in Guinness World Records
for participating in the first skydive above Mount Everest
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Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
for participating in the first skydive above Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
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