A Saudi man
dubbed “the dean of centenarians” died in the Gulf Kingdom this week at
the age of 154 years, nearly four years after his name was listed in
Guinness as the oldest living man in the world.
Mohammed bin
Zarei died of old age at a hospital in the tiny village of Sadr Ayad
near the southern town of Nammas, leaving behind more than 180 children,
grandchildren and great grandchildren. He had 10 wives and had told a
local TV station that he was looking for a new wife at the age of 150
after all his wives died.
“Bin Zarei died
at hospital this week….he was 154 years old…the man had seen all the
kings that ruled Saudi Arabia,” one paper said.
Bin Zarei hit
headlines when the Saudi satellite TV news channel Alarabiya broadcast a
film about him a few years ago, during which he said he was in a good
health. The programme presenter, Saud Al Khalaf, called him “the dean of
centenarians”.
When he was 150
years old, his name was entered in Guinness book of records as the
oldest living man on earth, according to the report.
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