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Namira Salim is a Pakistani polar adventurer, astronaut and artist based in Monaco and Dubai. On the recommendation of the Pakistani government, she was in 2011 appointed as an honorary consul of Pakistan to Monaco, following her efforts to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries. She is the first Pakistani to have reached both the North Pole and the South Pole. Salim is the only Pakistani among the first 100 aspiring space tourists to purchase a ticket for Virgin Galactic's future commercial space liner. She became the first Pakistani astronaut, the first astronaut from Monaco, and the first female astronaut from the UAE to travel to space, traveling aboard Virgin Galactic on 6 October 2023.

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Namira Salim Selfie in 2020

Namira Salim Selfie in 2020

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	2023	Galactic 04	spaceflight, tourism, flight	Wikidata
commons	image		Namira Salim Selfie in 2020		Commons
commons	image		Namira Salim Selfie in 2020		Commons