Ben Weider

Ben Weider
Ben "The President" Weider (R)
Born	Feburary 1, 1924 Canada Montreal
Other names	The President
Known for	Co-Creating: The IFBB, President of The IFBB
Occupation	President (IFBB)
Weight	160 lb
Height	5 Ft. 11 in.
Website	http://www.weider.com

Benjamin "Ben" Weider (born February 1, 1924 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is the co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) along with brother Joe Weider. He is a Jewish businessman from Montreal well-known in two areas: Bodybuilding and Napoleonic history.

In Bodybuilding he founded and runs a physical fitness and sporting goods company bearing his name. He was IFBB president until October 29th 2006, when he announced his retirement. He has since donated a gym to the Israeli Knesset.

In Napoleonic circles Weider is known as a forceful advocate of the theory that Napoleon was assassinated by a member of his entourage during his exile in Saint Helena. He co-authored a book, The Murder Of Napoleon, with Sten Forshufvud about this. Weider founded the International Napoleonic Society, of which he is the President, to promote his views, enlisting some Napoleonic scholars to support him. Most serious Napoleonic scholars, however, including several prominent physicians, reject Weider's theories of "Napoleon's assassination by poisoning" as groundless and erroneous.

In 1975 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in 2006.[1] In 2000, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. On October 12, 2000, he received the French Legion of Honor.