Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari
Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari | |
|---|---|
خالد بن محسن الشاعري | |
| Born | 28 February 1991 |
| Known for | Heaviest living person |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari (Arabic: خالد بن محسن الشاعري; born 28 February 1991) is a Saudi Arabian man who in August 2013 was found to be the heaviest living person and the second-heaviest person in recorded history at 610 kg (1,340 lb; 96 st), behind Jon Brower Minnoch. He also had a BMI of 204, the highest ever recorded.[1] As a result of medical treatment, he lost a total of 320 kg (710 lb; 50 st)—more than half his body weight—in six months.[2]
Biography[]
Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari was born in Saudi Arabia on 28 February 1991. He was 22 when he was declared the "fattest man alive".[3]
In 2013, Saudi King Abdullah ordered him to come to the country's capital, Riyadh, to undergo a series of dietary and physical programs in order to help him lose weight. During the weight loss, he finally was able to walk for the first time in five years, in February 2016, with a walker.[4] In November 2017, Al Arabiya reported that he had lost 542 kg (1,195 lb; 85.4 st) and now weighs 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st).[5] In January 2018, he was reported to have had his last surgeries to remove the excess skin due to his old weight.[6]
References[]
- ^ Brown, Victoria (19 August 2013). "Saudi King intervenes to help 1,345-pound man". CNN.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Elwazer, Schams (3 February 2014). "Saudi man loses more than 700 pounds after King intervenes". CNN.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Things You Should Know About Khalid Bin Mohsen Shaari". ViralTelecast.com. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "World's heaviest person walks for first time after weight loss". 9 February 2016.
- ^ "WATCH: Video shows dramatic weight loss transformation of young Saudi man". english.alarabiya.net. Al Arabiya. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "World's Heaviest Man Loses More Than 500 Kg in Four Years".
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian people
- Obesity