Muhammad Umar Pehlwan (Urdu: محمد عمر پہلوان; born 21 April 1975) is a Pakistani (پاکستانی) freestyle, Greco-Roman and traditional wrestler.
He has also been active in traditional mud wrestling (دیسی کُشتی) where he has won Rustam-e-Gujranwala Division, Rustam-e-Punjab, Rustam Pak-o-Hind and Hind Kesari titles.
He has been regularly representing Pakistan in international championships and tournaments at freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling from 1991 to 2011 and won many medals.
[5] Muhammad Umar Pehlwan belongs to a well-known family of wrestlers in Gujranwala, Pakistan.
His grandfather was Pir Muhammad Pehlwan who started wrestling at the age of 15 years in 1905 in his home city.
Muhammad Umar Pehlwan's brothers and sisters wish that all their children become wrestler while maintaining the tradition of their family and win gold medals in World Wrestling Championships and Olympic Games and make their family and Pakistan proud and famous.
He started wrestling in 1985 when he was 10 years old, under the supervision of his father Lala Muhammad Anwar and his coach Ch.