Alam Channa
Haji Mohammad Alam Channa | |
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| Born | 1954 Sehwan, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Died | July 2, 1998 (aged 44–45) |
| Other names | Channa |
| Occupation(s) | Blue Collar Worker at Sehwan Sharif Mazar, Circus Worker |
| Height | 7 ft 8 in (234 cm) |
Haji Mohammad Alam Channa (1954 – 2 July 1998) was a Pakistani farmer who was one of the tallest living people with the height of 7.8 feet (2.4 m).[1][2] According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the tallest living man in the world (between 1982 and 1998), was Pakistan's Mohammad Alam Channa. Before his death in 1998, Channa was reported to be 7.7 feet (2.3 m) tall.[3]
Born in 1954 in the city of Sehwan (in Pakistan's Sindh province), Alam Channa is said to have stood 6 ft 4 inches by the time he was 18. He continued to grow taller till he was 26.
Channa came from an impoverished Sindhi family. He did not receive any noteworthy education before he joined the circus.
In 1981 a man who had watched Channa at the circus sent a letter and some photos of Channa to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Months later some officials went to Sehwan and measured Channa at 7 ft 8 inches. Channa's was listed in the Guinness book as the tallest living human on earth.[3]
He suffered from kidney failure and high blood pressure. The government decided to send him to the US and finance his treatment.[4] He was admitted to the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York but died there on 2 July.[5] He is buried in Sehwan.[6]
Early life
[edit]Channa belonged to an indigent Sindhi family. He could not get education. All his family male members had traditionally farmers served as minor retainers at the famous shrine of Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in Sehwan. In this town Channa spent his early years and assigned to keep areas of the shrine clean. He got married in 1989 and had a son in 1990.
References
[edit]- ^ "Haji Mohammad Alam Channa".
- ^ "Tallest Man (frm 1982 to 1992". Arynews.tv. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Before His Death, His height was 7.7 feet". www.dawn.com. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Haji Mohammad Alam Channa - The tallest man Pakistan". 12 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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- ^ "World's tallest man dies". BBC online network. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 22 August 2006.