Feras Saied, born on 17 January 1981 and died on 6 June 2015, was a professional Syrian bodybuilder from the city of Homs, nicknamed The Lion. He won the junior class of the IFBB Arab Championships in 2000 and placed third at the junior IFBB World Championships the same year. Later victories included the 2006 Ludus Maximus Championships, the 2009 Italian Championships and the 2010 IFBB World Amateur Championships, and he earned his IFBB pro card by winning the 2011 Arnold Classic Europe Amateur. He turned professional in 2011 and placed second at the California State Pro in 2015, competing at about 128 kilograms. After an arrest and torture for opposing the Assad government he lived for several years in Fondi in Italy, then moved to Dubai, where he died in a motorcycle accident. He appeared in the 2014 documentary Syria Untold.
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he became a professional IFBB bodybuilder in 2011
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In 2000, he won the IFBB Arab Championships, in the junior category. The same year he placed third at IFBB World Championships, also as a junior. Saied went on to win such contests as the 2006 IFBB Ludus Maximus Championships, 2009 IFBB Gran Prix One Way Fitness, 2009 IFBB Italian Championships, and 2010 IFBB World Amateur Championships.
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was a professional Syrian bodybuilder
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