| Yahya Butt | |
| Fullname: | Muhammad Yahya Butt |
| Birth Date: | 23 April 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Death Place: | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Height: | 5.9 ft |
| Weight: | Contest: 194lbs Off season: 260lbs |
| Bestwin: | 3 Times Mr. Asia (Gold 1990) Mr . Pakistan (Gold - 1986) 5 Times Mr Pakistan's Olympia (1992 - 2004) |
| Allegiance: | Pakistan |
| Branch: | Counter Terrorism Department |
| Serviceyears: | 1995 |
Yahya Butt (1961/1962 – 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]
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]