The World's Shortest Man

Iran's Afshin Ghaderzadeh Is Crowned The World's Shortest Man

Iranian Afshin Ghaderzadeh, who was measured at 65.24 cm (2 ft. 1.68 in.) on December 13, 2022, is the shortest living man.

credit: Guinness world records

Iran's Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh, who measured 7 centimeters shorter than the previous record holder, has been named the world's tiniest man as of Tuesday, according to Guinness World Records. With a height of 65.24 centimeters, twenty-year-old Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh is currently the shortest man in the world (2 feet, 1.6 inches).

The previous record holder, 36-year-old Edward "Nino" Hernandez, was almost 7 centimeters (2.7 inches) shorter than him, according to Guinness World Records (Colombia). According to Guinness World Records, Afshin is the fourth-tallest man ever.

The record book states that Mr. Afshin was located in a distant village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. He speaks the Farsi dialect and is fluent in Kurdish and Persian.

He started out as a 700 g (1.5 lb) baby and has subsequently increased to about 6.5 kg (14.3 lb).

Unlike the other residents in his neighborhood, Mr. Afshin never led a typical life. His little stature prevented him from attending school, which had a detrimental effect on his education and literacy. His life has been quite challenging.