Naseer Soomro
Naseer Soomro | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 or 1970 Shikarpur District, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Died | (aged 55) Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Occupation | PIA employee in Customer Services Department |
| Height | 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in)[1] |
Naseer Ahmad Soomro (Urdu: نصیر احمد سومرو; 1969 or 1970 – 17 March 2025), was at one point the tallest living Pakistani, standing at 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in).[2][3][4][5] After Zia Rasheed with a height of eight feet, Soomro was considered to be the second tallest man in the country until the former's death in 2024.[6][7]
Biography
[edit]Naseer Soomro belonged to Shikarpur District of Sindh, province of Pakistan.[8] He worked as the Senior Passenger Handling Services Officer[9] in the Customer Services department of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) as the national flag carrier.[10]
In December 1999, he arrived in Taichung, Taiwan, spending four months in the Guinness Book of World Records Museum as a sporting ambassador.[1] He also went to the capital city Taipei where he met Lin Yü-chih, who is among the shortest living men in the world.[11] In 2019, he was a victim of a death hoax.[6][12] He suffered from chronic lung disease.[13]
At the age of around 55, Soomro died due to lung disease on 17 March 2025 in Shikarpur.[14][15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tallest man elevates exercise". BBC News Online. 22 December 1999. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Naseer Soomro hospitalised". Dawn. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Stand up for your height". BBC News Online. 2 July 2001. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "World's tallest Pakistani Naseer Soomro battles respiratory illness". Samaa. 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan's second tallest man battling for his life at Karachi hospital". The Express Tribune. 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b "I am alive: Pakistan's second tallest man, Naseer Soomro, is victim of death hoax". The Express Tribune. 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan's tallest man alive Naseer Soomro admitted to hospital, 24 hrs crucial". The News International. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan's tallest man Naseer Soomro recovers after brief illness". ARY News. 3 January 2019.
- ^ Uddin, Salah (10 November 2021). "Pakistan's tallest man Naseer Soomro promoted in PIA". ARY News.
- ^ "Pakistan's tallest man Naseer Soomro recovers after brief illness". The News International. 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Off the beat". Taipei Times. 7 January 2000. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Sindh govt to bear medical expenses of Pakistan's second tallest man". The Express Tribune. 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Sindh to bear all treatment expenses of Pakistan's second tallest man". Geo News. 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Naseer Soomro, Pakistan's tallest man, dies after prolonged illness". The Express Tribune. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan's tallest man, Naseer Soomro, passes away". Samaa TV. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.