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Rashid Karimov

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Rashid Karimov
Rashid Karimov
Rashid Karimov (aged 109; almost 110) in May 2022
Birth: 9 May 1912?
Shokhambari, Gissar District, Russian Turkestan, Russian Empire (now Tajikistan)
Death: 24 August 2025
Shokhambari, Gissar District, Tajikistan
Age: 113 years, 107 days?
Country: TajikistanTJK
Unvalidated

Rashid Karimov [Russian: Рашид Каримов] (9 May 1912? – 24 August 2025) was a Tajikistani supercentenarian claimant who may have been the oldest known living person in Tajikistan, as well as the oldest known living world war II veteran in the world at the time of his death. His age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) and Guinness World Records (GWR). If his age was true, he would have been the oldest living man in the world from death of Shi Ping on 29 June 2024, until his own death.

Biography[]

Rashid Karimov was allegedly born in the village of Shokhambari, Gissar District, Russian Turkestan, Russian Empire (now Tajikistan) on 9 May 1912 (although his passport lists his birthdate as 1 July, which could be a place holder). In September 1942, he was drafted into the Red Army. From that time until 27 January 1943, he took part in the fighting on the Stalingrad Front. From April 1944 he fought on the second Ukrainian front, and from April 1945 to 9 May of the same year on the first Ukrainian front. For his participation in the fighting, Karimov was awarded more than 40 orders and medals.

He may have become the oldest known living person in Tajikistan, following the death of 108-year-old Otakul Bostonov on 3 May 2020.

In May 2022, Karimov celebrated his 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian claim. He would have become the first known man and person in Tajikistan to reach the age of 110, if his age is correct. In February 2023, he was visited by then Russian Ambassador to in Tajikistan Semyon Grigoriev.

He may have become the oldest known living veteran of the World War II, following the death of 111-year-old Canadian Reuben Sinclair on 28 August 2023. He may also have become the last known male subject of the emperor Nicholas II of Russia, following the death of Leonid Lazarevich Skvortsov on 26 January 2025.

Rashid Karimov died in the village of Shokhambari, Gissar District, (30 km from Dushanbe), Tajikistan, on 24 August 2025 at the age of 113 years, 107 days.

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