Akbar Khazaei first and only Iranian bodybuilding pro judge in Panel of bodybuilding Turkey competition
Khazaei is the first and only Iranian bodybuilding professional judge & This is Akbar’s 11th judging at ifbb pro league competition .
The 2024 Expo Sport Izmir took place over the weekend in Turkey with the Men’s Physique division taking the stage, where Riccardo Croci was victorious and punched his ticket to next year’s event.
Khazaei was among the panel of judges of the event.
In 2007, Khazaei received Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation (ABBF) after completing IFBB amateur refereeing courses hosted by Thailand in Bangkok.
Khazaei was able to become the youngest Iranian international judge at the age of 27 and also he was appointed as the first coach of the Iranian national fitness team in 2013
Akbar Khazaei obtained a bodybuilding judgment certificate from Iranian Bodybuilding Federation in 2006 , A year later, he received the IFBB Judgment Permission and the Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation (ABBF) judging book from this Confederation.
In 2015, Akbar Khazaei was appointed as the international judge certified by IFBB.
Later, in 2022, he succeeded to acquire a professional judgment certificate from IFBB PRO league & NPC
Since entering the professional judgment world, he has been chosen as a judge in such several contests as Tunisia Mr. Olympia, Iraq Muscle Show, Pakistan Mr. Olympia, Libya Ashoor Classic, Armania, turkey and so on.