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,
newspapers reported on Monday.
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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