Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari

Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari
خَالِدْ بِنْ مُحْسِنْ الشَّاعْرِي
Born	(1991-02-28) 28 February 1991 (age 33) Saudi Arabia
Known for	Heaviest living person
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)

Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari (Arabic: خالد بن محسن الشاعري; born 28 February 1991) is a Saudi Arabian man, who in August 2013 was found to be the heaviest living person, and the second-heaviest person in recorded history at 610 kg (1,340 lb; 96 st), behind Jon Brower Minnoch. As a result of medical treatment, he lost a total of 320 kg (710 lb; 50 st)—more than half his body weight—in six months.[1]

Early life

Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari was born in Saudi Arabia on 28 February 1991. He was 22 when he was declared the "fattest man alive" in 2013, with a BMI of 204.[2]

Weight loss

In August 2013, Saudi King Abdullah ordered him to come from his home in Jizan to King Fahd Medical City in the country's capital, Riyadh, to undergo a series of dietary and physical programs to help him lose weight.[3] In February 2016, due to the weight loss treatment, he was able to walk for the first time in five years, with the help of a walker.[4] By November 2017, he had lost 542 kg (1,195 lb; 85.4 st) and now weighs 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st).[5] In January 2018 he had the last of a series of surgeries to remove excess skin that accumulated due to his weight loss.[6]

References

1. Elwazer, Schams (3 February 2014). "Saudi man loses more than 700 pounds after King intervenes". CNN. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
2. "Things You Should Know About Khalid Bin Mohsen Shaari". ViralTelecast.com. 14 March 2019. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
3. Brown, Victoria (19 August 2013). "Saudi King intervenes to help 1,345-pound man". CNN. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
4. "World's heaviest person walks for first time after weight loss". Fox News. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
5. "WATCH: Video shows dramatic weight loss transformation of young Saudi man". Al Arabiya. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
6. Elouazi, Sana (27 January 2018). "World's Heaviest Man Loses More Than 500 Kg in Four Years". Morocco World News. Retrieved 11 August 2022.