Yahya Butt
| Yahya Butt یحییٰ بٹ | |
|---|---|
| ♂ professional bodybuilder | |
 Yahya Butt after Mr Pakistan Olympia 2001 | |
| Personal info | |
| Birth name | Muhammad Yahya Butt |
| Born | 23 April 1965 Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 6 February 2022 (aged 56) Gujranwala , Punjab, Pakistan |
| Best statistics | |
| Contest weight | 194 pounds (88 kg) |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Off-season weight | 260 pounds (118 kg) |
| Professional (Pro) career | |
| Pro-debut |
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| Best win |
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| Pro years | 1990-2004 |
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| BodyBuilding | ||
| International achievements | ||
| 1st | 1994 | Mr. Asia |
| 1st | 1990 | Mr. Asia |
| 1st | 1985 | Jr Mr. Asia |
| 2nd | 1989 | Mr. Asia |
| National achievements | ||
| 1st | 1986 | Mr. Pakistan |
| 1st | 1992 | Mr. Olympia Pakistan |
| 1st | 1995 | Mr. Olympia Pakistan |
| 1st | 1998 | Mr. Olympia Pakistan |
| 1st | 2001 | Mr. Olympia Pakistan |
| 1st | 2004 | Mr. Olympia Pakistan |
Yahya Butt (23 April 1965 – 6 February 2022) was a leading bodybuilder in Pakistan. He won the Asian Gold Medal three times. He was also the chairman of Punjab Bodybuilding Association.[1] Butt succumbed to bowel cancer and died on 6 February 2022 at a local hospital in Lahore.[2]
Butt had won the Mr. Pakistan Olympia title five times and represented Pakistan four times in the Mr. Universe competitions.[2] Butt won the Mr. Asia title in 1994.[3] Yahya Butt was also a Certified Trainer from Gold's Gym California, USA. He was a police officer in the Punjab Police. Yahya had retired to divert his attention to bodybuilding. He ran his own gym and ran a sports manufacturing company to manufacture gym equipment.[4]
Personal life and death
Butt died on 6 February 2022 at a local hospital in Lahore. He contracted COVID-19 in 2020 and, after recovering from it, was diagnosed with colon cancer.[5]
Provincial Sports Minister Rai Taimoor Khan expressed grief over his demise and said that Yahya Butt's bodybuilding services could never be forgotten.[1]
References
- ^ a b Imran, Sohail (6 February 2022). "پاکستان کے معروف تن ساز یحییٰ بٹ انتقال کرگئے". urdu.geo.tv (in Urdu). Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ a b ڈیسک, ویب (6 February 2022). "پاکستان کے معروف تن ساز یحییٰ بٹ انتقال کرگئے | Express News". ایکسپریس اردو (in Urdu). Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "ایشین گولڈ میڈلسٹ باڈی بلڈر یحییٰ بٹ کینسر سے جنگ ہار گئے". jang.com.pk (in Urdu). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan's record-holder bodybuilder Yahya Butt passes away". The Nation. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Ex-Mr Pakistan Yahya Butt in hospital after being diagnosed with colon cancer". www.geosuper.tv.