Sam Bakhtiar (1 May 1973 – 23 December 2020) was an Iranian American fitness entrepreneur and author.[1][2]
Sam Bakhtiar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 May 1973 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 23 December 2020 (aged 47) |
| Occupation | Fitness entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1973–2020 |
Life and career
editSam was born in Tehran. At the age of 11, he and his mother left Iran as refugees to the USA. Upon leaving Iran, he moved to the United States.[3] He held a bachelor's degree of sports science and life science from the Pennsylvania State University and a doctorate from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic.[4] He was the co-founder of The Camp Fitness Franchise. He was one of the finalists of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2017.[5]
Death
editSam died on 23 December 2020 at the age of 47. His death according to a comment made by his official YouTube channel in response to a question about his cause of death was "heart problems".
Books
edit- Total Body Transformation Secrets: Fitness Concepts Formula ISBN 978-1-4528947-5-1[6]
- Becoming a One-Percenter ISBN 978-0-9998316-0-1[7]
References
edit- ^ "WHO WAS SAM BAKHTIAR? ENTREPRENEUR AND FITNESS YOUTUBER PASSES AWAY". hitc.com. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Cómo el rechazo hizo que Sam Bakhtiar, un refugiado de guerra, se convirtiera en dueño de una franquicia multimillonaria". entrepreneur.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "How Rejection Turned Sam Bakhtiar From a War Refugee into a Champion Bodybuilder and Multimillion-Dollar Franchise Owner". entrepreneur.com. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Top 20 Entrepreneurs To Watch in 2020". finance.yahoo.com. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "EY Announces Finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Awards in the Greater Los Angeles Region". businesswire.com. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Total Body Transformation Secrets: Fitness Concepts Formula". barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Becoming a One-Percenter: The 99 Keys to Mastering Your Life and Rising to the Top". goodreads.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
External links
edit