Mounir Fourar is one of the tallest living men in the world. He claims a height of 2.44 m (8 ft), however, this has not been independently verified.
His shoe size is 64, suit size is 160, his hand measures 28 centimeters and he weighed 396 pounds (180 kg).

He suffered an acromegaly

Acromegaly

Acromegaly is a syndrome that results when the anterior pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone after epiphyseal plate closure at puberty...

 gigantism within an adenoma of his pituitary gland

Pituitary gland

In vertebrate anatomy the pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 0.5 g , in humans. It is a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain, and rests in a small, bony cavity covered by a dural fold...

at the age of 12, he grew of 7 cm per month (84 cm on one year). He underwent five operations in a hospital in Algiers before stopping his growing.
In Algeria, Mounir takes part in TV hidden cameras shows.