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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