Appaz Iliev, who had eight children, 35 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren, previously said the secret to his long life was going to bed at 7pm and getting 11 hours sleep a night.

The “loving old man” from Russia also attributed his longevity to avoiding alcohol, smoking and medication.



Paying tribute, official Yunus-Bek Evkurov, said: “Our long living man, the eldest citizen of Russia, Appaz Iliev has died at the age of 123.

“Appaz lived through epochs and generations, raising eight children.

“He had 35 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.

“He remained a kind and loving old man who loved this life.

“I know this myself because I met him several times.”

Appaz went to work aged seven as a shepherd, and fought for the Red Army in the Russian Civil War 1917-22, it is claimed.

But at the age of 45 he was deemed too old to fight in the Second World War and instead became a tractor driver.

In 1944 he was deported by Stalin along with other ethnic Ingush people to Kazakstan where he lived in abject poverty in internal exile.

If his age was correct – and his birth records do not survive – he would have been older than than the officially verified longest-living man – Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) of Japan – who died at 116 years, 54 days.

Apaz shunned television and never smoked or drank alcohol, and kept away from doctors and medication as much as possible although at the age of 121 he...
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wat did he left behind 4 the great grand children

Wow....123 years old?? Nowadays if person reach 80year na to tank God ooo

If I can't have a hard-on at such age what's the essence

Abeg early to bed early to reincarnate makes a man wealthy and strong..