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Official: Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old Nepali poses with his certificates after being declared the world's shortest man by Guinness World Records officials at 21.5 inches.
Mr Dangi, 21.5ins tall, launches the Guinness World Records book 2013 with the world's smallest woman, 25ins Jyoti Amge from India, then 18. Smiling with Big Ben in the background, Mr Dangi met the worldâs tallest man, 8ft 1ins Sultan Koesen, kÃ¶sen in. 2014 three Of Mrâdangi s five brothers were less than four feet, tall while his two sisters and two other brothers are of average. height