The Great Gama
| The Great Gama | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ghulam Mohammed Baksh Butt |
| Born | 22 May 1878 Jabbowal, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, India) |
| Died | 23 May 1960 (aged 82) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Family | Imam Baksh Pahalwan (brother) Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif (granddaughter) Maryam Nawaz (great-granddaughter) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Gama Pahalwan |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg) |
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Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt (22 May 1878 – 23 May 1960), commonly known by the title Rustam-e-Hind and by the ring name The Great Gama, was a Kashmiri Muslim, pehlwani wrestler and strongman in British India and later, Pakistan. In the early 20th century, he was an undefeated wrestling champion of British India.
He was born in the Kashmiri Butt caste in Jabbowal village (Amritsar District) in the Punjab Province of British India in 1878, and was awarded a version of the World Heavyweight Championship on 15 October 1910. Undefeated in a career spanning more than 52 years, he is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. After the partition of India, Gama migrated to Pakistan, where he died in the city of Lahore on 23 May 1960.
The prominent members of Great Gama Family includes, The Great Jahara Pehlwan, Nasir Bholu, Sohail Pehalwan, Abid Pehalwan, Kalsoom Nawaz, Bilal Yasin (Ex-Federal Minister), Ibraz Butt (Youth Parliamentarian, Secretary of Information) & Moazzam Zubair (Son of Jahara The Great)