A 72-year-old Nepali has been crowned the "world's shortest man" by Guinness World Records at just 54.6cm tall.



He broke the record of Gul Mohammed (1957-1997), the shortest adult human whose height was 22.5 inches.

He broke the record of Gul Mohammed 1957-1997, the shortest adult human whose height was 22.5 inches.

He was awarded the title of Shortest adult human ever recorded after measuring his height three times in 24 hours


The chief editor of Guinness Book of World Records said that Chandra is the only person in Guinness' 57 years history to record the title of the shortest man at the age of 72