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'World's dirtiest man', who went 60 YEARS without washing with water or soap

Thursday, 21/12/2023, 10:36 (GMT+7)

An Iranian man, who was dubbed the "dirtiest man in the world," passed away at the age of 94.

An Iranian man, who was dubbed the "dirtiest man in the world" for not washing with water or soap for 60 years,. However, only for fed-up locals to make him finally scrub up months before he passed away at the age of 94, according to the state media report. 

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Amou Haji died after the villager took him to a bathroom to wash. Image Credits: AFP

'World's dirtiest man'  avoids showering because he believes it makes him bad luck. 

Amou Haji is a charming alias for elderly people; it is not his real name.

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'World's dirtiest man' hates showering because he believes it makes him bad luck and makes him ill. Image Credits: AFP

Haji, known as the world's dirtiest man, hasn't washed for 60 years. He saw the grime-covered skin. His body is covered in soot and dirt. His hair is black and dirty and accumulates over time. However, he gets rid of washing at all costs. 

He chose to live without washing because he believed that it would bring him bad luck and illness.

In the past, the Iranian said that he was affected by 'emotional setbacks in his youth,' which led him to embrace this unconventional way of life.

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Amou Haji, dubbed the “world’s dirtiest man,” passed away at the age of 94. Image Credits: AFP

According to a local resident, he lived alone in a hole in the ground. Subsequently, the villager constructed an open brick hut for him, where he spent most of his life before passing away.

The villager was fed up seeing him live a dirty life, so they took him to a bathroom to wash, and he passed away shortly afterward.

According to the Iranian state media, "for the first time a few months ago, villagers had taken him to a bathroom to wash'.

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Rather than smoking tobacco, Amou Haji preferred to smoke animal excrement through an old pipe. Image Credits: AFP

After being taken to the bathroom, he fell asleep not long after, and finally, he passed away. 

Mr. Haji also detested fresh food and drink

Mr. Haji not only hates washing with water or soap but also has an aversion to fresh food and drink. So, rather than opting for fresh food and drink, he likes to eat rotten porcupines and drinks five liters of water daily,  sourced from a rusty oil can. He often collects it from nearby puddles.

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Haji not only hated washing but was also averse to fresh food and water. Image Credits: AFP

The horror of his life showed he chose to smoke animal feces out of an old pipe rather than tobacco. He is famous for his image of smoking multiple cigarettes at once. 

Additionally, he reported difficulty establishing connections and finding friends due to the fact that he hadn't lived through 60 years.