Junrey Balawing, born June 12, 1993 in Sindangan

Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte

Sindangan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the Dec 2010 CBMS Survey on Population and Households, it has a population of 89,546 people in 20,217 households...

, Zamboanga del Norte

Zamboanga del Norte

Zamboanga del Norte or simply known as ZANORTE is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog City and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south and Misamis Occidental to the east...

, Philippines

Philippines

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 is the world's shortest living man according to the Guinness Book of World Records, measuring at . The declaration came during Balawing's 18th birthday celebration. Guinness World Records official said Balawing broke the record of Khagendra Thapa Magar

Khagendra Thapa Magar

Khagendra Thapa Magar , son of Rup Bahadur and Dhana Maya Thapa Magar, was the shortest man in the world, measuring . Formerly the shortest teenager in the world, Magar took the title of shortest man from Edward Nino Hernandez when he turned 18 on October 14, 2010. Magar is a primordial dwarf...

 of Nepal

Nepal

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, who is tall.

Balawing, the son of a poor blacksmith, lives in Sindangan, about 865 kilometers south of the capital Manila

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

. Although he is documented as the shortest living man, he missed the title of shortest man in history, which is held by Gul Mohammed

Gul Mohammed

Gul Mohammed of New Delhi, India, according to The Guinness Book of World Records, was the shortest adult human being whose existence and height have been independently verified....

 of India

India

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, who was tall and died on October 1, 1997.