Amou Haji, dubbed the 'dirtiest man' in the world, has died. He avoided taking baths for over 60 years.
The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). He did not live for long after that. The reasons for this are not known. The man, covered in soot and living in a cinder-block shack, feared that taking baths would make him sick. He was also covered in a documentary titled 'The IRNA reported that the villagers were recently able to persuade Amou Haji to take a bath with water and soap after more than 60 years.
Amou Haji, who did not wash for more than half a century and was single, died on Sunday in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars, ...
But "for the first time a few months ago, villagers had taken him to a bathroom to wash", IRNA reported. Amou Haji, who did not wash for more than half a century and was single, died on Sunday in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars, IRNA news agency reported. [Iranian](https://english.alaraby.co.uk/tag/iran) man nicknamed the "dirtiest man in the world" for not taking a shower for decades has died at the age of 94, state media reported on Tuesday.