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29 March 2024

120-year-old man dies in Saudi Arabia

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A 120-year-old Saudi man, who was believed to be one of the oldest men in the world, has died in the Gulf Kingdom, leaving behind scores of children and grandchildren, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Fuhaid Shadeed Al Aifan died at his home village of Aifan in the southern province of Asir, the Arabic language daily Sabq said.

“Al Aifan was around 120 years old…..he had lived on natural food and avoided frozen and stored stuffs,” it said, quoting a relative.

“He was considered as one of the most important sources of local history…he left behind four sons aged between 65 and 85 years and scores of grand children and great grand children.”