Ashraf Aman

Ashraf Aman Persian: اشرف امان ,was born on January 15, 1943 in Aliabad, Hunza, Pakistan. He received the degree of B. Tech in Electrical Engineering from N.E.D. Engineering University, Karachi. He was first Pakistan to reach the summit of K2, the second highest peak on Earth. Besides mountaineering, he has almost 35 years of experience in tourism. He operates the tourism company known as Adventure Tours Pakistan.recently he is the vice President... more

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