Sam Bakhtiar Explained

Sam Bakhtiar
Birth Date:1 May 1973
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Occupation:Fitness entrepreneur
Years Active:1973–2020

Sam Bakhtiar (1 May 1973 – 23 December 2020) was an Iranian American fitness entrepreneur and author.[1] [2]

Life and career

Sam 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

Sam 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WHO WAS SAM BAKHTIAR? ENTREPRENEUR AND FITNESS YOUTUBER PASSES AWAY. hitc.com. 24 December 2020 . 25 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Cómo el rechazo hizo que Sam Bakhtiar, un refugiado de guerra, se convirtiera en dueño de una franquicia multimillonaria. entrepreneur.com. 25 December 2020.
  3. Web site: How Rejection Turned Sam Bakhtiar From a War Refugee into a Champion Bodybuilder and Multimillion-Dollar Franchise Owner. entrepreneur.com. 17 October 2019 . 25 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Top 20 Entrepreneurs To Watch in 2020. finance.yahoo.com. 2 January 2020 . 25 December 2020.
  5. Web site: EY Announces Finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Awards in the Greater Los Angeles Region. businesswire.com. 8 May 2017 . 25 December 2020.
  6. Web site: Total Body Transformation Secrets: Fitness Concepts Formula. barnesandnoble.com. 25 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Becoming a One-Percenter: The 99 Keys to Mastering Your Life and Rising to the Top. goodreads.com. 25 December 2020.