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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Oliver Holmes

‘World’s dirtiest man’ dies in Iran at 94 a few months after first wash

Amou Haji, who has died age 94, photographed in December 2018.
Amou Haji, photographed in 2018, feared that washing would make him ill. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

An Iranian hermit nicknamed the “world’s dirtiest man” for not taking a shower for more than half a century has died at the healthy old age of 94, state media has reported.

Irna news agency reported that “Amou Haji”, an endearing nickname for an elderly person, died on Sunday in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars.

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