'World's dirtiest man', who didn't bathe for over 50 years, dies in Iran at 94

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.

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, IRNA news agency reported.

'World's Dirtiest Man': Amou Haji Is An 87-Year-Old Man Who Hasn't Bathed In 67 Years
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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 reported.

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