Tuti Yusupova
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Tuti Yusupova (claimed birth date July 1, 1880) is an Uzbekistan
i who claims, at an alleged age of , to be the oldest living person in the world
. It has been claimed that she has a birth certificate recording her as having been born in 1880, but this has not been independently verified.
. Her passport has been observed but she has not undergone a gerontological examination.
Reuters reports Yusupova's age was discovered in 2009 by Safar Hakmiov, the ruling Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party
's local chairman in Tortkol, Karakalpakstan when researching centenarians as part of the plans for the country's independence anniversary. If her age is correct she would be older than the oldest verified person, French woman Jeanne Calment
.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
i who claims, at an alleged age of , to be the oldest living person in the world
Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
. It has been claimed that she has a birth certificate recording her as having been born in 1880, but this has not been independently verified.
Early years
Yusupova worked at the farm when she was 10 years old. She got married in 1897–98 and had 2 children. Her husband died in 1940.Today
Yusupova has hearing difficulties. She likes watching television, and is said to be in good health. She has claimed that her secret to a long life is to be honest, hardworking, and helpful. Yusupova has over 100 descendants. In 2008, she was awarded the Shukrat medal for being over 100 years of age in UzbekistanUzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
. Her passport has been observed but she has not undergone a gerontological examination.
Reuters reports Yusupova's age was discovered in 2009 by Safar Hakmiov, the ruling Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party
Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party
The Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party is a political party in Uzbekistan, and is considered a center-left party. During the 2004-2005 legislative election, the party won 41 out of 120 seats, and in the Uzbekistani parliamentary election, 2009–2010, it won 55 out of 150.The party said on 4...
's local chairman in Tortkol, Karakalpakstan when researching centenarians as part of the plans for the country's independence anniversary. If her age is correct she would be older than the oldest verified person, French woman Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the...
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