World's Oldest Person is 120 years old!

The age of World's Oldest Person is 120 years! A Palestinian woman claims she is 120 years old and she is the oldest person in the world. Mariam Amash, who lives in the predominantly Arab town of Jisr az-Zarqa in Israel claims that she is the oldest person in this world. In the picture above she holds her identity card with a birth date from 1888.

The discovery that she may be the oldest person in the world came by chance when she applied for a new Israeli identity card. The Israeli authorities issued the identity card based on a birth document issued by the Turkish authorities who ruled the region at the time.

"Yes, I am the oldest person in the world," she says. "I eat, I drink, and I take showers. I hope to keep going for another 10 years."

Mrs Amash says that the secret to her longevity is a healthy diet with lots of vegetables. According to relatives, Mrs Amash has 10 children, 120 grandchildren, 250 great-grandchildren, and 30 great-great-grandchildren.

Presently, the Guinness Book of Records lists 114-year-old Edna Parker of Shelbyville, Indiana, as the oldest person in the world. A spokesman for the Guinness Book of Records says they will consider Amash's claim if she can provide good evidence of her age.