Friday, May 14, 2010
  Oldest Dad - world record set by Nanu Ram Jogi
  RAJASTHAN, India -- Nanu Ram Jogi , 93, an Indian farmer, has four wives and had his 21st child in 2007 when he was 90 years old , setting the world record for the Oldest Living Dad .

 Photo: Nanu Ram Jogi with his youngest child, two-week-old Girija Rajkumari ( enlarge photo )

    Indian farmer Nanu Ram Jogi , who is married to his fourth wife, boasts he does not want to stop, and plans to continue producing children until he is 100.

     The World's Oldest Dad admits he is not certain how many children his series of four wives have borne him - but counts at least 12 sons and nine daughters and 20 grandchildren.

"Women love me," Mr Jogi said. "I want to have more children. I can survive another few decades and want to have children till I am 100 - then maybe I will stop."

    The Guinness World record for the world’s oldest known father was an Australian called Les Colley, who was 92 when his ninth child was born. He died in 1998, just before his 100th birthday.

     The Oldest Dad in the World , who attributes his remarkable virility to daily walks and plenty of meat, said: "I eat all kinds of meat - rabbits, lamb, chicken and wild animals."

   “There is a dense forest around the village. I go hunting most days and eat whatever I catch. Lots of food is my secret to staying healthy. I will survive another few decades to take care of these kids!”

     Mr Jogi, The World's World's Oldest Dad fathered his eldest daughter, Sita Devi, in 1943. His latest wife, Saburi, who has given him seven children, was first married to his eldest son Shiv Lal, who died 10 years ago.

    Speaking from the family home in a remote village in Rajasthan, she said: "At first I didn't want to stay here after my husband died. But Nanu promised to look after me and now we have seven children."

    Mr Jogi's children and grandchildren live in six houses attached to his two-storey family home.

The Oldest Dad in the World said: "I have a perfect life - with so many children and grandchildren all around me, it keeps me young."

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Friday, May 14, 2010