Syle Tahiri | |
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Birth: | 25 May 1901 Kosovska Kamenica, Gjilan District, Ottoman Empire (present-day Kosovo) |
Death: | 24 June 2008 Shahiqi, Kamenica, Gjilan District, Kosovo |
Age: | 107 years, 30 days |
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Centenarian |
Syle Tahiri [Albanian: Sylë Tahiri] (25 May 1901 – 24 June 2008) was a Kosovoan centenarian who was the oldest known living person in Kosovo at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Syle Tahiri was born in the village Shahiqi, Kosovska Kamenica, Gjilan District, Ottoman Empire (present-day Kosovo) on 25 May 1901.
He worked in agriculture and spent his whole life in the countryside. He never went to the doctor. At the time of his death, he had a total of 82 descendants including children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
Syle Tahiri died in the village Shahiqi, Kamenica, Gjilan District, Kosovo on 24 June 2008 at the age of 107 years, 30 days. Following his death, then 102-year-old Fatime Ahmeti became the oldest known living person in Kosovo.
References[]
- SYLE TAHIRI, ONE OF THE ELDEST PEOPLE IN KOSOVO PASSED AWAY KosovaPress, 24 June 2008 (Archived)
- IN MEMORIAM Syle Tahiri (1901-2008) Fshati Shahiq on Facebook, 5 October 2013
Kosovo's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
Syle Tahiri • Fatime Ahmeti • Ahmet Gashi • Sherife Ninaj • Xhemile Kaloshi Susuri • Xhevahire Mustafa • Bahtije Idrizi • Xhezide Aliu • Taibe Dushica |