Gul Mohammed (February 15, 1957 – October 1, 1997) of

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, according to

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, was the shortest adult human being of his time whose existence and height have been independently verified. On July 19, 1990, he was examined by Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital,

, India, and he stood 1 foot 10.5 inches (57 cm) tall and weighed 37.5 lbs (17 kg). He died on October 1, 1997, from respiratory complications and after a long struggle with asthma and bronchitis. His record was broken by

Chandra Bahadur Dangi Chandra Bahadur Dangi (30 November 1939 – 3 September 2015) ( ne, चन्द्रबहादुर डाँगी}, , or ) was a Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history measuring . Dangi was a primordial dwarf. He broke ...

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whose height was just 21.5 inches (54.6 cm).

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* 1957 births 1997 deaths People with dwarfism 20th-century Indian Muslims {{india-bio-stub

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