The Turkish farmer, Sultan Kosen is 8ft three ins, and dwarfs his 5ft 8 ins fiancee, Merve Dibo. They are set to marry in a ceremony today.
Kosen has long been searching for a woman to share his life with, and had reportedly given up hope until he met Ms Dibo.
He told an AA reporter: 'Now I will have my own family and private life.
"How unfortunate I could not find a suitable girl of my own size. My fiancee is over 1.75 meters tall, but I believe I've found the person for me."
Kosen also holds the Guinness World Record for the size of his 27.5cm hands and feet, which are recorded 36.5 centimetres - a massive size 28.
The giant who has achieved near celebrity status, has invited a host of politicians to his wedding in the southern Turkish city of Mardin. His gigantic wedding suit and shoes will be custom made.
Kosen said all he wants now is a car big enough for his size in which he can travel with his bride.
He is one of only ten people ever to top 8 feet and the first in a decade. He became the world’s tallest man in August 2009, when he shot past China’s Bao Xishun at 7ft 9ins.
Sultan suffers from a rare disorder called pituitary gigantism, which causes his body to continually produce the growth hormone. His condition is believed to have been caused by a tumour in the pituitary gland.
Doctors thought they had cured him in 2008 when they removed the tumour but he continued to grow by half and inch a year.
Sultan grew normally until he was ten but the tumour then caused him to develop the medical condition.
When other children were little more than 4 feet, he was already well over 6 feet. His family are all ‘normal’ size.
Sultan last visited the UK two years ago, when he said: "The kids used to tease me and I found that very difficult.
"But now I am really proud of being tall." Medics say he has finally stopped growing.
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