Haggagovic
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Ahmed Haggagovic | |
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| Born | Ahmed Haggag 7 October 1984 Cairo -Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Other names | Haggagovic |
| Years active | 2007- |
| Notable work | World Ambassador of Peace |
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| Website | www.haggagovic.com |
Ahmed Haggagovic [1] (Template:Lang-ar) (Template:Lang-ru) is an Egyptian Globe Trotter, Adventurer, Tourism Specialist ,Peace Activist and a TV presenter, who travelled till now to 113 countries around the world. Known as Ibn Batuta of the 21th century, the ambassador of world peace , the unusual ambassador of Egypt. His mission is to be the first human in history to travel to every country on earth to spread peace, harmony and to break stereotyping and correcting the wrong thoughts about the world's countries. Traveling with his Famous Egyptian flag which became very famous due to the signing of many of the world leaders , presidents and ambassadors on it as a sign of support to his extraordinary peace mission around the world. Every moment of his trips are documented by video and photos to share it with the world , as during his trips Haggagovic appeared in more than 1500 media interviews worldwide [2] and gave motivational inspiring lectures to school children and university youth in all the countries he visited.
His Early Life
Haggagovic was born on 7 October 1984 for Egyptian parents in Roxi area in Heliopolis neighborhood , Cairo where his dream of spreading peace to every corner of the globe grew up. When he was 4 years old he refused to go to school on his first day in school as he was crying loud that he wants to travel to Japan , and when he was asked in a TV show for kids about his future dreams he answered quickly ((i want to travel to every country in the world)) , and this answer was not the typical answer for children in his age who want to be a solider or a doctor or even a pilot.
His Dream List
At the age of 14, he wrote all his dreams on a paper ,which includes : Visiting Hachiko dog statue in Shibuya square in Japan , Visiting Waitomo Glowworm caves in NewZealand , Traveling on top of a train in India , Celebrating 2 new year parties in 1 day in 2 different countries (which he actually did in 2013 in Tonga islands in the South Pacific.
His Studies
Haggagovic was graduated from the faculty of Computer Sciences in Ain Shams University 2007 and it was the same year that he began his travels, He can speak 5 languages : English , Portuguese , Brazilian Portuguese , Spanish , French and Arabic.
The beginning of the Trip
After graduating from the university in 2007 he took his first steps on the road to achieve his life dream holding with him a great message for humanity , which is (Freedom, Happiness and Peace , One world united no racism , One world united no borders) as he believed that all humans are one. he began traveling holding his big famous Egyptian flag which never left him till now. He faced and still facing alot of financial and moral problems which led him to sell his house and car to continue his trips, and that's why he always telling the youth and everyone in his lectures to never surrender to failure and never giving up and (never ever make the opinion of the enemies of success about you become your reality). and that's why his slogan is (Dream , Believe and GO).
Through his travels around the world in his mission to raise the Egyptian Flag, Haggagovic met and was encouraged by many famous politicians, religious Leaders, artists, ambassadors, many of them wrote on Haggagovic's big flag that he hold in all his travels, From the most important leaders Haggagovic met were, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva the 35th President of Brazil, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner the 55th and current President of Argentina, and many more world leaders and figures in all the countries he visited. Haggagovic entered history as the last person to take the signature of the Pope Shenouda III the 117th Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic Seat of Saint Mark the Evangelist of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. He was also the head of The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and the signature was signed on his flag on 7 March 2012 in the new Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo. This meeting showed the support of the Pope Shenouda III to Haggagovic trips around the world and his message for Freedom, Happiness and Peace to all the world's nations.
Ahmed Haggagovic also met all the ambassadors of Egypt in the countries he visited (if any Egyptian embassy exists in the country).
The meaning of Haggagovic
In the beginning of his trips his Russian friend Marsel Taipov nicknamed him by Haggagovic which means Haggag the victorious and that name gave him a great exposure in the media worldwide.
His Achievements
Ahmed Haggagovic went to 113 countries documenting every big and small in it with photos and videos and this is considered to be more than what National Geographic channel had documented itself , as he is mentioned in the world media as (the window of world to the world).
In April 2014 , He was nominated the Egyptian Medal of Honor and his name was written in the Egyptian Honor List.[3] He was also nominated the shield of Peace in Japan , the Shield of youth in Lithuania , the medal of multiculture in Australia , the shield of Liberdade in Brazil and many other locallu and worldwide. First Egyptian to visit the Kingdom of Tonga as it's the farthest country on earth to Egypt.[4][5] First Egyptian to raise his country flag in the North Pole and the South Pole.[6][7] First Egyptian to visit the highest point in Greenland. First Egyptian to sit in the coldest room in the world -120 Celsius for 5 mins.[8] First Egyptian , African and Arab to document Trans Siberian train journey (the Longest train trip in the world) in -47 degrees Celsius. First Egyptian to Skydive from 17,500 ft (the highest skydiving in the world) over Sydney beach in Australia. First Egyptian to bungy jump from the highest bungyjump in the world 233m in Macau.
His Current Trip
Now he is in a new inspiring trip to Europe to be started in mid March 2013. no he is not, he is coming to AISMUN today (in CAIRO!)
Haggagovic Official Carrier
Haggagovic's official carrier is EgyptAir (Arabic: مصر للطيران, Miṣr liṬ-Ṭayarān) is the flag carrier airline of Egypt and a member of Star Alliance.
Haggagovic Communication Sponsor
Haggagovic's Communicational sponsor worldwide is Mobinil (The Egyptian Company for Mobile Services).
Passion Behind His Travel
When he was four years old, a telepresenter asked him what he wanted to do when he grew up. "I answered I want to go to Japan. That was the farthest place I could imagine as a child. Even at that age I wanted to travel," says Haggagovic who wrote his dreams on a piece of paper as a teen which he still carries with him. Pulling out the worn-out paper that he calls his 'dream list,' Haggagovic reads from it. "Meet someone that I haven't met in long years, spread happiness wherever I go, be a very close friend to someone I never met before, laugh until I cry, change the world, camp in the wild, go to Maldives Islands, travel on the top of a train in India, go to waterfalls and jump in the free rivers, skydive, learn new languages etc." Today Haggagovic is not travelling around the world but he's travelling in the world, as he puts it. "I finished travelling around the world two years back. I went from Chile to Hong Kong and all of Asia. Now I'm travelling in the world on a very special trip spreading the message of freedom, happiness and peace - one world with no borders united in love," says Haggagovic, who can speak Portuguese, Arabic, English and a smattering of French. During his globetrotting mission, Haggagovic has met a number of renowned personalities from various countries, including President of France, Brazil, Argentina etc. to name a few. During his trip Haggagovic wants to show that youth can make a change by highlighting Egypt's democratic movement last year. Haggagovic cherishes his meeting with former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lulada Silva who has inspired him the most. "He began as a shoeshine boy and a street vendor at the age of 12 and went on to become the President," exclaims Haggagovic. The eldest of three siblings, Haggagovic has a worried mother back home. He's nowhere 'settled' in life, having quit his job and sold his apartment in Cairo to fund his trips abroad. "My mother wants me to have a regular life - a job, a family and kids. But I don't know when I can fulfil her dream as I don't know myself when that'll happen to me," says Haggagovic. Hoping to become a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations during this peace mission, Haggagovic maintains that "as long as there are boundaries in your head, you would not see the world as one."
The main reason and message of his mission to travel to every country in the world is to inspire people and prove that every person must think in un-realistic way to make his dreams in life come true. and to GET ONE FREE AND HAPPY WORLD UNITED ON LOVING EGYPT Based on FREEDOM, HAPPINESS and PEACE WORLD WITHOUT STRANGERS ...WORLD WITHOUT HATE, RACISM ... WORLD UNITED ON LOVING EGYPT....
whatever your : name, age, color, religion, city, country, family, origin, thoughts, job, anything ... you are HUMAN .
Achievements
The first human to raise his country flag Egyptian Flag in more than 250 main cities, 107 countries till this moment, holding the Humanity message of Freedom, Happiness and Peace, No racism Around The World to have a world united.
The First Egyptian to Call for HAPPINESS FRIDAY "CARNIVAL" in Tahrir Square to Bolster Egypt's Tourism.
Quotes
When asked about the idea of travelling around the world, Haggagovic said:
"I'm not just proud to be Egyptian, I am making everyone who met me proud that he met an Egyptian."
"IT ALL BEGAN WITH A SCRATCH LIST
"I am Egyptian , i dreamed of a list of things to do, and to open Egyptian Freedom and Happiness all over the world , i wrote it ,and i started doing it , however it is and whatever it takes ...what ever it costs ... You got a dream... You gotta protect it. People can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell you "you can't do it".
If you want somethin', go get it... you never know . I will be raising the Egyptian Flag in all the countries around the world (if God will) . They told me it is too hard , too far, too steep, too dangerous, and too difficult. But it's my PLANET .I will do it. You will soon see me waving the Egyptian Flag all over the planet or dead while travelling."
I am the first Egyptian ever to Ask for a HAPPINESS Friday Carnival in Tahrir Square , to support the Egyptian Tourism and Prove to the whole world that Egypt is the country of Freedom , Happiness , Peace , Safe ...
I wish all the Egyptians support me , specialy YOUTH ..." - Ahmed Haggagovic
References to Ahmed Haggagovic
Article in Youm 7 Egyptian Most viewed Online Jornal
Article in Youm 7 Egyptian Most viewed Online Jornal
Article in Metro Russian Jornal
Ahram Newspaper
Article in Youm 7 Egyptian Most viewed Online Jornal
Article in Youm 7 Egyptian Most viewed Online Jornal
Article in The Egyptian Mail Jornal the oldest English-language newspaper in the Middle East
Article in Rosalyousef Online Magazine
A Radio Interview with Haggagovic in Radio China
Article in Masress Online News
Article in Ahram Al Shabab Magazine
Article in October Online Magazine
Article in Globo G1 Online News
Article in ALWAFD newspaper
Article in ElBash Modawen Blog
Coptic Magazine
External links
- ^ http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/8754155/Travel-talk-Ahmed-Haggagovic
- ^ http://nz.dailyeconomic.com/2013/Tourism_0606/2.html
- ^ http://www1.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=1626017#.U2OtdShxvD4
- ^ https://maktoob.news.yahoo.com/%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%89-%D9%8A%D8%B6%D8%B9-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7-134450325.html
- ^ http://www.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=897611#.U0A6LYWaXD4
- ^ http://arabic.people.com.cn/31657/7807962.html
- ^ http://www1.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=558689#.U1703FdxvD4
- ^ http://akhbarelyom.com/news/newdetails/254691/1/%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A9-120-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%B1%E2%80%8F.html