Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh, from northern Iran, has now been recognised by the Guinness World Records as the shortest man alive, with a height of 2ft 1 inch (65.24cm).

The young man had been declared the shortest man alive by Guinness World Records (GWR) in 2010 after turning 18. His brother told AFP news agency the 27-year-old had tragically died after a battle ...

Filipino is world's smallest man MANILA, Philippines, June 12 (UPI) -- A 23.5-inch Filipino is the shortest man in the world, Guinness World Records' editor in chief said Sunday, the man's 18th ...

Who is the shortest man in the world? The shortest man living is Afshin Ghaderzadeh of Iran, according to Guinness Word Records. He stands 2 feet 1.6 inches tall. He was born on July 13, 2002.

The world's tallest man revealed that he asked Guinness World Records officials to keep him away from the world's shortest man when they met back in 2014, because he feared that he would step on him.

They determined that he was indeed the shortest man alive. Dangi stole the crown from the prior record-holder, a man from the Philippines who was a recorded 23.5 inches tall. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters ...