Abdulhadi Al-Khayat

Abdulhadi Muhammad Al-Khayat[upper-alpha 1] (Arabic: عبدالهادي محمد الخياط; born March 6, 1979) is a Kuwaiti bodybuilding champion, police officer, and commando.

Abdulhadi Muhammad Al-Khayat
(عبدالهادي محمد الخياط)
Bodybuilder
Personal info
Born (1979-03-06) March 6, 1979
Kuwait
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Professional career
Best win
  • IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships
  • 2015
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Abdulhadi Al-Khayat

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] The film will make its world premiere in November 2016.[6]

In 2016 he became a member of the Kuwaiti special operations forces—a commando. He was given the rank of officer.[7][8][9]

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

Selected achievements
  • 2012: Saudi Arabia and Qatar Bodybuilding Championships, heavy/super-heavyweight − 1st
  • 2012: Police Bodybuilding Championships, Qatar, 90 kg+ category − 2nd
  • 2013: IFBB Asian Amateur Bodybuilding Championships, super-heavyweight − 1st
  • 2013: IFBB Asian Amateur Bodybuilding Championships, classic bodybuilding − 4th
  • 2013: IFBB Arnold Amateur, heavyweight − 9th
  • 2014: IFBB Asian Amateur Bodybuilding Championships, super-heavyweight − 1st
  • 2014: IFBB Asian Amateur Bodybuilding Championships, Mr. Asia title − 3rd
  • 2014: Arnold Classic America, super-heavyweight − 5th
  • 2015: IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships, super-heavyweight (100 kg+) − 1st
  • 2015: IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships − overall winner
  • 2015: Olympia Amateur, Liverpool, super-heavyweight − 1st
  • 2015: Olympia Amateur, Liverpool − overall winner
  • 2016: IFBB Tampa Pro, men's bodybuilding (general category) − 3rd

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

References
  1. 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". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ".:. Arabian Muscles .:". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. "Rambo Getting Kuwaiti Remake – ManlyMovie". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. "Abdulhadi Al-Khayat - عبدالهادي الخياط - Timeline - Facebook". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. ""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.
  8. "الفريق الفهد: حماية الوطن وأمن مواطنيه تتطلب استعداداً مستمراً ويقظة دائمة". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. "الفهد: القوات الخاصة الحصن الحصين للوطن". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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