Ali Malla

Ali Malla
Professional bodybuilder
Best statistics
Professional (Pro) career
Pro-debut
  • Mr. International
  • 1981
Best win
  • Mr. International, light heavyweight
  • 1981
Active1981–1987

Ali Malla is a Kurdish professional bodybuilder who competed on the IFBB professional circuit during the 1980s. Competing as a light heavyweight, he won his class at the 1981 Mr. International and placed 17th at the 1985 Mr. Olympia.[1][2] He was the subject of feature coverage in bodybuilding magazines of the period, including a first-person feature in Muscle & Fitness and cover features in the British magazine BodyPower.[3][4]

Career

Malla turned professional in the early 1980s and competed in IFBB professional events in the United States and Europe between 1981 and 1987.[1] His first recorded professional result came in 1981, when he did not place at the Grand Prix California but won the light heavyweight division of the Mr. International, the best result of his career.[1]

He was most active in the mid-1980s, recording placings across the IFBB Grand Prix, Night of Champions and World Pro Championships circuits.[1] He placed 7th at the 1985 Night of Champions and 17th at the 1985 Mr. Olympia, held on 26 October 1985 at the Forest National Theatre in Brussels, Belgium.[2] His final recorded results were in 1987, at the Detroit Pro Championships and the Night of Champions.[1]

Media coverage

Malla was featured in bodybuilding magazines during and after his competitive career. The January 1983 issue of Muscle & Fitness carried a first-person feature headlined "Bodybuilding Saved My Life".[3] The British magazine BodyPower ran him as a cover feature in September 1984, and featured him again in 1988 in a spread photographed by Art Zeller.[4][5]

Competitive record

YearCompetitionDivisionResult
1981Grand Prix CaliforniaOpenDid not place
1981Mr. InternationalLight heavyweight1st
1983Grand Prix DenverOpen3rd
1983Grand Prix Las VegasOpenDid not place
1983Grand Prix PortlandOpen8th
1983Night of ChampionsOpen8th
1983World Pro ChampionshipsOpen9th
1985Night of ChampionsOpen7th
1985Mr. OlympiaOpen17th
1986Los Angeles Pro ChampionshipsOpenDid not place
1986Night of ChampionsOpen11th
1986World Pro ChampionshipsOpen15th
1987Detroit Pro ChampionshipsOpen7th
1987Night of ChampionsOpenDid not place

[1][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Malla, Ali". MuscleMemory.org. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Mr. Olympia Contest Results". getbig.com. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Bodybuilding Saved My Life". Muscle & Fitness. Weider Publications. January 1983.
  4. 1 2 "Ali Malla". BodyPower. United Kingdom. September 1984.
  5. ↑ "Ali Malla". BodyPower. Photography by Art Zeller. United Kingdom. November 1988.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ↑ "Ali Malla Gallery". Built Report. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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