Abdulhadi Al-Khayat

Abdulhadi Muhammad Al-Khayat
(عبدالهادي محمد الخياط)
professional bodybuilder
Personal info
Born (1979-03-06) March 6, 1979 (age 45)
Kuwait
Best statistics
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Professional (Pro) career
Best win
  • IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships
  • 2015
External image
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Abdulhadi Muhammad Al-Khayat[A] (Arabic: عبدالهادي محمد الخياط; born March 6, 1979) is a Kuwaiti bodybuilding champion, police officer, and commando.

Biography

Kuwait National Team athlete, and a member of International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness, Al-Khayat is a super-heavyweight bodybuilder. His weight is approx. 231.5−264.5 pounds (105−120 kilograms). Al-Khayat started his international career in 2012; during the Saudi Arabia and Qatar Bodybuilding Championships he was awarded gold in heavy/super-heavyweight category. His next prestigious competition, IFBB Asian Amateur Bodybuilding Championships, took place in 2013. During the contest Al-Khayat placed first in super-heavyweight category, and fourth in classic bodybuilding category. He has saved this title the next year. Also in 2014, he competed in his first American contest — Arnold Classic America. He placed fifth in super-heavyweight category. He was a super-heavyweight and the overall winner of 2015 IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships.[1] The same year Al-Khayat was also the super-heavyweight/overall winner of Olympia Amateur, which was held in Liverpool.[1] In November 2015 he was honored with IFBB Pro Card, and became a professional bodybuilder — the first one from Kuwait.[2]

Living in Kuwait City, he graduated in Communication Systems and works as a police officer.[3] He won the silver medal in 2012 Police Bodybuilding Championships in Qatar.[4] He has a son named Muhammad.

In late 2015 he was cast as Yousef Rambu in Kuwaiti action movie Second Blood, inspired by First Blood and Rambo: First Blood Part II.[5][6] The film had its world premiere in November 2016.[7]

In 2016 he became a member of the Kuwaiti special operations forces — a commando. He was given the rank of officer.[8][9][10]

Measurements

  • Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
  • Competition weight: 231.5 lbs (105 kg)
  • Off-season weight: 264.5 lbs (120 kg)
  • Biceps: more than 50 cm

Notes

  1. ^ Several sources introduced him as "Abdulhadim Alkhayat", "Ali Alkhayat" or "Ali M.K.M.K. Alkhayat".

References

  1. ^ a b kt. "FIT Festival w Gdańsku - Levrone Pro Classic - ilovebodybuilding.pl - kulturystyka". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ^ "ANDREW OYE'S PRO ATHLETES ROUNDUP: KSW MMA FIGHTER + WSM WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN MARIUSZ PUDZIANOWSKI, MR. OLYMPIA LEE HANEY, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER CLASSIC BODYBUILDING CHAMPION DENNIS WOLF, IFBB PRO WILLIAM BONAC, AMERICA'S STRONGEST MAN DIMITAR SAVATINOV - ProSource.Net". Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Abdulhadi Al-Khayat – 2015 IFBB World Bodybuilding Overall Champion". 9 November 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ ".:. Arabian Muscles .:". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Rambo Getting Kuwaiti Remake – ManlyMovie". 26 November 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Ten actors that almost portrayed John Rambo on screen". Prime Movies. July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Abdulhadi Al-Khayat - عبدالهادي الخياط - Timeline - Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  8. ^ ""الفريق الفهد يكرم عبدالهادي الخياط بمناسبة حصوله على بطولة العالم في كمال الأجسام"". Archived from the original on 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  9. ^ "الفريق الفهد: حماية الوطن وأمن مواطنيه تتطلب استعداداً مستمراً ويقظة دائمة". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  10. ^ "الفهد: القوات الخاصة الحصن الحصين للوطن". Retrieved 13 July 2016.