Win Zaw Oo (born 1977) is the tallest person in

Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...

, reaching in height. He is also known as Big Zaw. Win Zaw Oo's growth has resulted from an uncommon medical condition known as

acromegaly Acromegaly is a disorder that results in excess growth of certain parts of the human body. It is caused by excess growth hormone (GH) after the growth plates have closed. The initial symptom is typically enlargement of the hands and feet. There ...

Life

Win Zaw Oo was born and raised in a rural village in Magway, central Burma. His family comprises working-class peasants. In his teens, his towering height became noticed following a

growth spurt Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect. It is measured using a stadiometer, in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, or feet and inches when u ...

. He soon found it difficult to move about given his size and height and his stamina and mobility took a toll. In August 2013, Win Zaw Oo announced his decision to surgically remove the tumour which caused his drastic height of . He had to travel to

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

due to the inferior healthcare system in Burma. The media became largely interested in him after learning of his predicament.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Win Zaw Oo 1977 births Living people People with acromegaly People with gigantism 21st-century Burmese people People from Magway Division