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Christian News- Somalia- 112 yr old Somali man marries 17 yr old

Posted By admin On 29. October 2009 @ 16:35 In world news | 1 Comment

He is old enough to be her great-great-grandfather. But Ahmed Muhamed Dhore, a Somalian who claims he is 112 years old, said he had realised a “dream” by marrying a 17-year-old bride.

Dhore – who says he was born in 1897, the year that Queen Victoria celebrated her diamond jubilee – already has 13 children by five wives, but said he would like more with his newest, Safiya Abdulle.

[1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/29/somalia-man-112-marriage

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