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Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari

Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari rather than just read about it. In short: Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari (Arabic: خالد بن محسن الشاعري; born 28 February 1991) is a Saudi Arabian man, who in August 2013 was found to be the heaviest living person, and the second-heaviest person in recorded history at 610 kg (1,340 lb; 96 st), behind Jon Brower Minnoch. As a result of medical treatment, he lost a total of 320 kg (710 lb; 50 st)—more than half his body weight—in six months.

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Reference excerpt

Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari (Arabic: خالد بن محسن الشاعري; born 28 February 1991) is a Saudi Arabian man, who in August 2013 was found to be the heaviest living person, and the second-heaviest person in recorded history at 610 kg (1,340 lb; 96 st), behind Jon Brower Minnoch. As a result of medical treatment, he lost a total of 320 kg (710 lb; 50 st)—more than half his body weight—in six months.

Early life Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari was born in Saudi Arabia on 28 February 1991. He was 22 when he was declared the "fattest man alive" in 2013, with a BMI of 204.

Weight loss In August 2013, Saudi King Abdullah offered him to come from his home in Jizan to King Fahad Medical City in the country's capital, Riyadh, to undergo a series of dietary and physical programs to help him lose weight. In February 2016, due to the weight loss treatment, he was able to walk for the first time in five years, with the help of a walker. By November 2017, he had lost 542 kg (1,195 lb; 85.4 st) and now weighs 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st). In January 2018, he had the last of a series of surgeries to remove excess skin that accumulated due to his weight loss.

References

External links https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4268505/

Worked examples

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari

In research: Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1991 births, 21st-century Saudi Arabian people, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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