‘World’s dirtiest man’ dies shortly after taking first bath in decades

An Iranian man nicknamed the “dirtiest man in the world” for not taking a shower for decades has passed away. He was 94.

Amou Haji, who went more than 60 years without taking a bath , died on Sunday in the village of Dejgah.

As per IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency), Haji had avoided showering over fears of “getting sick.

He was afraid he’d get sick if he used soap and water. However, for the first time a few months ago, “villagers had taken him to a bathroom to wash.”

“Not long after, he fell ill and on Sunday he gave up his life.”

Haji isn’t survived by any known family members, but he was beloved in the village.

He lived in isolation for most of his life in an open brick hut, which villagers made after he started sleeping in a hole in the ground, New York Post reported.

Locals said that he did not bathe due to “emotional setbacks “in his youth. In 2014, the Tehran Times reported that Haji also avoided fresh food, opting instead for rotted porcupine, and smoked a pipe of animal excrement.

Reportedly, a short documentary film titled “The Strange Life of Amou Haji” was made about his life in 2013.