Gul Mohammed

{{short description|Indian man who was the shortest adult human (1957–1997)}}

{{For|the cricket player|Gul Mohammad}}

{{Other uses|Mohammad Gul (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox person

|name = Gul Mohammed

|native_name=गुल मोहम्मद

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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1957|02|15}}

|birth_place = New Delhi, India

|death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|10|01|1957|02|15}}

|death_place = New Delhi, India

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|height = {{height|cm=57|frac=16}}

|known_for = Former shortest verified adult human being (1990–2011)

|occupation =

|nationality = Indian

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Gul Mohammed (February 15, 1957 – October 1, 1997) of New Delhi, India, according to Guinness World Records, was the shortest adult human being of his time whose existence and height have been independently verified.News. (1997-10-03). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-oct-03-mn-38850-story.html Gul Mohammed; World's Shortest Man]. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-08-30.

On July 19, 1990, he was examined by Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, 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.Abhijit Naik. (2010-06-29) {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120722213408/http://www.buzzle.com/articles/smallest-man-in-the-world.html Smallest Man in the World]}}. Buzzle.Com Website. Retrieved 2011-06-17. His record was broken by Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal whose height was just 21.5 inches (54.6 cm).{{cite news| title=72-year-old Nepalese man from remote mountain village declared shortest human on record| url=https://news.yahoo.com/72-old-nepalese-man-remote-mountain-village-declared-113008312.html | first=Binaj| last=Gurubacharya| publisher= The Associated Press | date=Feb 26, 2012| accessdate=December 2, 2012}}

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{{succession box | before = Pauline Musters | title = Shortest Recognized adult human ever | years = 1990-2011 | after = Chandra Bahadur Dangi}}

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