Name Mounir Fourar | ||
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Similar Suleiman Ali Nashnush, Patrick Cotter O'Brien, Vikas Uppal Born 28 November 1972, Batna, Algeria Died 3 January 2012 (aged 39) Nationality Algeria Zodiac Sign Sagittarius | ||
Mounir Fourar (born in Batna, Algeria, the November 28, 1972 – 3 January 2012) was one of the tallest men in the world. He claimed a height of 2.44 m (8 ft), however, this has not been independently verified. His shoe size was 64, suit size was 160, his hand measured 28 centimeters and he weighed 396 pounds (180 kg).
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He suffered an acromegaly gigantism within an adenoma of his pituitary gland at the age of 12, he grew of 7 cm per month (84 cm on one year). He underwent five operations in a hospital in Algiers before stopping his growing.
In Algeria, Mounir took part in hidden camera TV shows.
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