In 2015 I will be 68 years old and will have 100 children

DUBAI: A one-legged Emirati father of 78 children is lining up his next two wives in a bid to reach his target of 100 offspring by 2015.

Daad Mohammad Murad Abdel-Rahman, 60, has already had 15 brides although he has to divorce them as he goes along to remain within the legal limit of four wives at a time.

"In 2015 I will be 68 years old and will have 100 children," the local tabloid quoted Rahman as saying. "After that I will stop marrying. I have to have at least three more marriages to hit the century."

The UAE newspaper splashed its front page with a picture of Rahman surrounded by his children, the eldest of whom is 36 and the youngest is 20. Two of his current three wives are also pregnant. Rahman said his large family lives in 15 houses. He supports them with his military pension and the help of the government of Ajman, one of seven emirates that comprise the UAE. -AFP

In THE DAILY STAR - LEBANON
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2007