Suleiman Ali (1943 – February 25, 1991) was a Libyan basketball player and actor and one of 29 known people in medical history to have verifiably reached a height of 8 feet (240 cm) or more. He was the tallest basketball player ever at 244.9 cm (8 ft 2⁄5 in) although he was only 239 cm (7 ft 10 in) when he played professional basketball. Nashnush also had a small role in Federico Fellini's film Fellini Satyricon where he played the role of Tryphaena's attendant. He died on February 25, 1991.
See also List of tallest people
References
External links Eurobasket's TOP 50 TALLEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD Suleiman Ali Nashnush at IMDb
