‘World’s Dirtiest Man” dies, didn’t take a bath since decades

He was afraid that he would get sick, if he takes a shower. Hence avoided it.

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Dr. Ruth Nischala
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Amou Haji World’s Dirtiest Man dies
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Amou Haji, “World’s Dirtiest Man” didn’t take a shower for over half a century. He was afraid that he would get sick, if he takes a shower. Hence avoided it.

World’s Dirtiest Man dies

According to NDTV, an Iranian man who was nicknamed as the “World’s dirtiest man” dies at the age of 94, on Sunday. He didn’t take a shower for decades.

IRNA news agency reported, 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.

Apparently, Haji had avoided showering over fears of “getting sick”.

However, villagers had taken him to a bathroom to wash, for the first time a few months ago, 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.

Tweets

An #Iran 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, Deccan Herald tweeted.
Amou Haji Haji had avoided showering for over half a century over fears of “getting sick”. But he died just months after villagers took him to a bathroom to wash, Guardian Life NG tweeted

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