‘World’s dirtiest man’ dies at 94

Hyderabad: An Iranian man nicknamed the “dirtiest man in the world”, for not taking a shower for decades, has died at the age of 94, according to State media reports. Amou Haji, who did not wash for more than half-a-century and was single, died on Sunday in the village of Dejgah in the southern province […]

Hyderabad: An Iranian man nicknamed the “dirtiest man in the world”, for not taking a shower for decades, has died at the age of 94, according to State media reports.

Amou Haji, who did not wash for more than half-a-century and was single, died on Sunday in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars.

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Haji had avoided showering over fears of “getting sick”, the agency quoted a local official as saying.

But “for the first time, a few months ago, villagers had taken him to a bathroom to wash,” IRNA news agency reported.

A short documentary film titled “The Strange Life of Amou Haji” was made about his life in 2013, according to Iranian media outlets.