Afshin Esmail Ghaderzadeh. That is the name of the Iranian who a few days ago holds the Guinness record as the world’s smallest living man, with a height of 65.24 centimeters.
65.24 centimeters. That is the height of Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh, the 20-year-old Iranian who a few days ago became the world’s smallest mobile living man.
According to what was reported by Guinness World Records, Ghaderzadeh surpassed the Colombian Edward Niño who held the record with 72.10 centimeters.
Also, it was specified that it is the fourth smallest man in the world that has been verified for said estate.
The record man lives in the town of Shikhlerwhich is located in Bukan county, West Azerbaijan province.
As specified, the young man has not been able to have an appropriate education, since he has had impediments to going to school due to their size.
In turn, Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh, Afshin’s father, pointed out that “continuous treatment and physical weakness of my son are the main reasons why he stopped studyingOtherwise, he has no mental problems.”
The daily life of the smallest man in the world
For his part, Afshin described a bit of his daily life, focusing on the use of electronic devices, indicating that “phones in general are heavy to use for a long time, but I still manage”.
Following his daily routine, the young man spends his time watching cartoons and browsing social networks.
In fact, he has a profile on Instagramwhere has more than 43 thousand followers.
Going back to the cartoons you usually watch at home, Tom & Jerry it is one of his favourites.
To the above, he adds his love for soccer, indicating that he is a fan of the Esteghlal Football Club.
Due to his health problems, the young man cannot move around his town alone, always being escorted by his parents, although he can walk without problems, he prefers to be carried in their arms.
“Just thinking about being part of the Guinness World Records family is like a dream. I find it hard to believe sometimes. It’s like you woke up the next day and the whole world now knows who you are. That’s magical”he stated.
To this, he added that “my dream is to be able to help my parents. Although anything of average size looks big next to me. This worldwide recognition could achieve my dream.”