World’s Shortest Man Dead

World’s shortest man, according to Guinness book of world records, Khagendra Thapa Magar from Nepal, died on Friday following a battle with pneumonia.

Khagendra Thapa Magar, measured 67.08cm (2 ft 2.41 inches), was first declared the world’s shortest man in 2010 after his 18th birthday. Mr. Magar was first spotted by a traveling salesman when he was 14 and taken to local fairs, where children paid to be photographed next to him.

Khagendra had been struggling recently with heart problems, asthma, and pneumonia for a very long time. He was admitted to hospital in Nepal on Thursday and died on Friday. Born on 14 October 1992, Khagendra was so small that he could fit in the palm of his father’s hand, and it was very hard to bathe him because he was so small. He also became the ambassador for tourism.

"We’re terribly sad to hear the news from Nepal that Khagendra is no longer with us," Craig Glenday, GWR’s editor-in-chief, said. The record for the world’s shortest living mobile man has been reverted back to Edward Hernandez, who measures 70.21cm (2ft 3.46in).