Tuti Yusupova

Tuti Yusupova (Cyrillic:Тути Юсупова; 1 July 1880 – 28 March 2015) was an Uzbekistani longevity claimant. At the alleged age of 134 years, 269 days, she claimed to be the oldest living person in the world. It has been claimed that she had a birth certificate recording her as having been born in 1880, but this has not been independently verified.

Early years

Yusupova worked at the family farm when she was nine years old. She married in 1897 or 1898, and had 2 children. Her husband died in 1940.

Later years

She enjoyed watching television. She had claimed her secret to a long life is to be honest, hardworking, and helpful. She had more than 100 descendants during her lifetime. In 2008, she was awarded the Shukrat medal for being over 100 years of age in Uzbekistan. Her passport has been observed but did not undergo a gerontological examination.

Reuters reported that her age was uncovered in 2009 by Safar Hakmiov, the ruling Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party's local chairman in Tortkol, Karakalpakstan when researching centenarians as part of the plans for the country's independence anniversary. If her age is correct she would be older than the oldest verified person, French woman Jeanne Calment.