Newest The tallest man living is Sultan Ksen (Turkey, b.

10 December 1982) who measured 2 51 cm (8 ft 3 in) in Ankara, Turkey, on 08 February 2011. The part-tme farmer was the first man over 8 ft (2.43 m) to be measured by Guinn ess World Record in over 20 years. Indeed, GWR only knows of 10 confirmed or reliable cases in history of humans re aching 8 ft or more. Sultan also holds the records for widest hand span and largest feet on a living person. Speaking at the time of his entry into the Guinness World Records family he said : 'I never imagined I would be in the book, I dreamed about it, but it was still a huge surprise'. Sultan is one of five siblings, with three brothers and one sister,. The rest of his family, including his mum and dad, are all 'normal' sized. Because of his extreme height he was never able to finish school but works occas ionally as a farmer to support his family. He describes one of the advantages of being tall as being able to help out his m um out with jobs such as changing a broken light bulb and hanging curtains. Disadvantages to his height he lists include not being able to find clothes or s hoes that fit or finding it extremely hard to fit into a regular size car. Like every young man in their twenties, Sultan enjoys listening to music, playin g computer games and watching movies. Former Tallest Man in the World - Zhao Linag Will and Guy have discovered that his parents are of average size. Zhao Liang was measured at 2.46m (just under 8ft 1in) by doctors in Tianjin, whe re the ex-basketball player was being treated for a foot injury. It puts him 10c m (3.9in) above the official title-holder, Chinese citizen Bao Xishun, who was f irst recognised by Guinness World Records in 2005. Mr Zhao, 27, is now seeking official recognition of his huge stature. Until Mr Z hao is independently measured by judges from the Guinness team, he cannot be off icially considered the world's tallest man. At dinner time he has been known to eat eight burger-sized steamed buns and thre e plates of food.