Jinnat Ali
Jinnat Ali | |
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জিন্নাত আলী | |
Chittagong Medical College Hospital,[1] Chittagong, Bangladesh | |
| Known for | One of the tallest men |
| Height | 2.59 m (8 ft 6.0 in) |
Jinnat Ali (1996 – 28 April 2020) was a Bangladeshi citizen, and the tallest person from Bangladesh.[2]
Biography
Jinnat Ali was born in 1996 in Barabili, in the village of Gorjania union under
Personal life
Ali's height was increasing unnaturally due to a hormonal imbalance, and medical treatments were unable to solve the ongoing condition and its complications. In 2018, physicians treating Ali informed him he was suffering from a brain tumor when Ali was admitted at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in 2018. Subsequently, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gifted Ali and his family a house to make Ali's life and the life of his family more comfortable under the circumstances, after Ali met with the Prime Minister in 2018.[4]
Treatment and death
Ali underwent treatment for his hormonal imbalance at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka. However, Jinnat Ali died April 28, 2020, while on life support in the neurosurgery department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital due to a brain tumor and other complications.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "Bangladesh's tallest man dies". thedailystar.net. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "World's tallest man Jinnat Ali joins Awami League". daily-sun.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Jinnat Ali from Bangladesh probably tallest living person on earth". ntvbd.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh's tallest man dies". The Daily Star. 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Bangladeshi Jinnat, one of the world's tallest people!". daily-bangladesh.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh's tallest man scared of needed head surgery". greenwatchbd.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh's tallest man dies of brain tumor". Dhaka Tribune. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
External links
Media related to Jinnat Ali at Wikimedia Commons
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