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Oldest Woman in Iran Dies at 125, Surpassing Previous Record

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A woman Iran which is believed to be oldest woman in his country died at the age of 125 years. The woman is believed to have died at an older age than the oldest woman previously recorded

Reported AFPTuesday (6/2/2024), Masoumeh Sanei Toroghi was born on September 23, 1898, in the northeastern city of Mashhad, according to state TV, which published a photo of his identity card.

At 125, she was older when she died than Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who was officially considered the world’s oldest person who died in 1997 at the age of 122.

Iran began registering family records in 1918, 20 years after Toroghi was thought to have been born. In 2020, local media reported the death of an Iranian Kurd who according to his identity documents was 138 years old.

According to Guinness World Records, the oldest person in the world is currently Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera, who will celebrate her 117th birthday on March 4.

(rfs/haf)

2024-02-06 15:57:50
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