Hussain Bisad

Hussain Bisad
Hussain Bisad
	Bisad pictured with late veteran Somali journalist Ahmed Hassan Awke
Born	1975 (age 48–49); Burao, Somaliland
Nationality	British-Somalilander
Known for	Former tallest living man;
Height	2.32 m (7 ft 7+2⁄7 in)
Spouse	Yasmin Hasan Muhumed (m. 2015)

Hussain Mahamed Ahmed,

Sultan Kosen took the record. His hands are 10.59 inches or 26.9 cm long. He weighs 210 kg (460 lb).^[2]

Doctors believe that Bisad has a condition called

tumour in the pituitary gland behind his eyes.^[5]

Hussain Bisad is originally from Somaliland, and he hails from the Issa Musa sub-division of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan. He fled Somaliland after being shot by Somali government forces during the Isaaq genocide, and has been granted asylum in Britain, where he now lives.^[2]^[6]

Personal life

Hussain was born in 1975 in Burao, the capital of the Togdheer region northern Somalia.^[7] In 2015 he married Yasmin Hasan Muhumed in a wedding ceremony in Hargeisa, attended by Somaliland officials like Mohamed Kahin Ahmed, as well as the shortest living man in Somaliland.

Due to health complications he now lives in a care home in Brent.^[8]

References

^ Ali, Saleban Abdi (21 March 2015). "Somaliland: Gabadha uu Guursaday Xuseen Bisad oo Sawirkeeda la raadinayo". Gobanimo News Agency. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Second tallest man has biggest hands".
BBC News website. 28 February 2002. Archived from the original
on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

^ "Tallest man – Living". guinnessworldrecords.com. Guinness World Records. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
^ Ali, Saleban Abdi (21 March 2015). "The world's second tallest Man Hussein Bisad got married Wife in a first". Gobanimo News Agency. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ "Man 'must prove' world record height".
BBC News website
. 18 February 2002. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
^ "'I don't like being this tall, it causes too many problems' - meet the 'world's tallest man' who is living in a Wembley care home". My London. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ Xuseen Bisad oo wareysi bixiyey ku saabsan noloshiisa, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 28 October 2021
^ Kingsley, Thomas (30 June 2021). "The 'world's tallest man' is living in a care home in Wembley". MyLondon. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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[1] Ali, Saleban Abdi (21 March 2015). "Somaliland: Gabadha uu Guursaday Xuseen Bisad oo Sawirkeeda la raadinayo". Gobanimo News Agency. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

[bio-2] "Second tallest man has biggest hands".
BBC News website. 28 February 2002. Archived from the original
on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[Guinness-3] "Tallest man – Living". guinnessworldrecords.com. Guinness World Records. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

[4] Ali, Saleban Abdi (21 March 2015). "The world's second tallest Man Hussein Bisad got married Wife in a first". Gobanimo News Agency. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[5] "Man 'must prove' world record height".
BBC News website
. 18 February 2002. Retrieved 13 October 2008.

[6] "'I don't like being this tall, it causes too many problems' - meet the 'world's tallest man' who is living in a Wembley care home". My London. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[7] Xuseen Bisad oo wareysi bixiyey ku saabsan noloshiisa, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 28 October 2021

[8] Kingsley, Thomas (30 June 2021). "The 'world's tallest man' is living in a care home in Wembley". MyLondon. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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