New World Record - Shortest Man in the World

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72 year old Nepalese farmer is now the new Shortest Man alive on Earth. Guinness World Record officials confirmed his height of 54.6 cm (21.5 inches only). Guinness presented two certificates to Dangi as the world's shortest living man and the world's shortest person ever recorded in Guinness' 57-year history.

Here he is:

Dangi being measured by Guinness World Record officials

Here's Dangi rading the 2012 Guinness World Record Book

Dangi showing his frame compared to a newspaper