In pics: 'World's dirtiest man' dies in Iran at 94
An Iranian man nicknamed the "dirtiest man in the world" for not taking a shower for decades has died at the age of 94, state media reported on Tuesday.
An Iranian man nicknamed the "dirtiest man in the world" for not taking a shower for decades has died at the age of 94, state media reported on Tuesday.
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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.
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But "for the first time a few months ago, villagers had taken him to a bathroom to wash," IRNA reported.
![An Iranian man nicknamed the "dirtiest man in the world" for not taking a shower for decades has died at the age of 94, state media reported on Tuesday.](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2022/10/Collage-Maker-25-Oct-2022-03.29-PM.jpg "An Iranian man nicknamed the "dirtiest man in the world" for not taking a shower for decades has died at the age of 94, state media reported on Tuesday.")
![Haji had avoided showering over fears of "getting sick", the agency quoted a local official as saying.](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2022/10/Collage-Maker-25-Oct-2022-03.31-PM.jpg "Haji had avoided showering over fears of "getting sick", the agency quoted a local official as saying.")
