A 72-year old Nepalese has sought inclusion of his name in Guinness World Records, claiming to be the shortest living man on the globe.

Family members of Chandra Bahadur Dangi, who is just 22 inches tall, staked the claim during a press conference in Jhapa district yesterday, a local daily reported.

He is a resident of Purandhara Village of Dang district of western Nepal. Dangi is the fourth son of his parents among the six siblings and weighs just 12 kilograms.