According to local reports, such efforts sometimes made him upset because they interfered with the way he had chosen to live.
Villagers finally convinced him to wash
For decades, Haji remained firm in his refusal to bathe.
However, as he entered his nineties, local residents became increasingly concerned about his wellbeing.
Eventually, after years of persuasion, they succeeded in convincing him to do something he had avoided for most of his adult life.
In 2022, Haji reportedly took his first bath in more than 60 years.
For many people in the village, it was seen as a positive step.
After decades of avoiding soap and water, the man known as the world’s dirtiest person had finally agreed to wash.
No one could have predicted what happened next.
How he died
Just a few months after taking that first bath, Amou Haji became ill.
According to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, the 94-year-old died on October 23, 2022, in the village of Dezh Gah.
