Hussain Bisad

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Hussain Bisad has the largest hands of anyone alive: his hands are 10.59 inches or 26.9 cm long. He is among the tallest men in the world, at 2.32 m (7 ft 7+¹⁄₂ in). He has size 26 feet and is 210 kg (460 lb). He fled Somalia after being shot, and has been granted asylum in Britain.^[1]

Tallness does not run in Hussain’s family, as his twin sister, Khardra, is just below the average height of women. Doctors are concerned that Hassain is suffering from a condition called pituitary giantism, that makes growth continue after most people stop developing. Expert in abnormal growth Professor Mike Besser, from Bart’s Hospital, Central London, said he probably has a tumour in the pituitary gland behind his eyes.

[edit] See also

• Giantism
• List of tall men

[edit] References

Persondata
NAME	Bisad, Hussain
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	world's biggest hands, world's second-tallest man
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH	Somalia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH