Shabwa governorate witnessed the funeral of the oldest man in the governorate on Wednesday, it is thought he was also the oldest man on record in Yemen. The funeral of Ahmed Mohammed Ja'bel Al-Khaleifi, believed to be roughly 137 years old, happened today in Shabwa.

Al-Masdar online reporter spoke to a family member who said that Al-Kheleifi, a resident of Bakabir village, near the city of Ataq, died leaving 183 children and grandchildren, and married only two women throughout his life.

Al-Khaleifi" despite his old age, he was still in good health was fully autonomous until his death.