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Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian refugee who became well-known for living in an airport for 18 years.!
Mehran Karimi Nasseri spent 18 years living in Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, attracting hoards of media attention, and even an A-list.
Mehran Karimi Nasseri
Iranian refugee (1945–2022)
Mehran Karimi Nasseri (Persian: مهران کریمی ناصری, pronounced[mehˈrɒnkæriˈminɒseˈri]; 1945 – 12 November 2022), also known as Sir, Alfred Mehran,[2] was an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal 1 in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 26 August 1988 until July 2006, when he was hospitalized.
His autobiography was published as a book, The Terminal Man, in 2004. Nasseri's story inspired the 1993 film Lost in Transit and the 2004 film The Terminal. He returned to living at the airport in September 2022, and died there of a heart attack in November 2022.
Early life
Nasseri was born in the Anglo-Persian Oil Company settlement located in Masjed Soleiman, Iran. His father, Abdelkarim, was an Iranian doctor working for the company which allowed Nasseri to grow up relatively affluently.[3] Nasseri has claimed that he was the result of an illegitimate affair, and that his mother