92-year-old Iraqi farmer marries 22-year-old bride
The elaborate ceremony went on for four hours and included musical and dance performances and celebratory gunfire.
A 92-year-old Iraqi farmer got married for the second time to a 22-year-old bride.
Musali Mohammed al-Mujamaie, a father of 16 children, tied the knot with Muna Mukhlif al-Juburi, during a ceremony on Thursday at his home in the village of Gubban, just south of Samarra in central Iraq, the New York Daily News reported.
The elaborate ceremony went on for four hours and included musical and dance performances and celebratory gunfire.
It was also attended by local tribal and religious leaders.
Al-Mujamaie said after the ceremony that he felt like a 20-year-old.
His first wife died three years ago. They were together for nearly 60 years.
Mujamie got married with his two grandsons in a ceremony that carried on for four hours.
In the photo below, Musali Mohammed al-Mujamaie (2R) sits next to Muna Mukhlif al-Juburi (3L), his new 22-year old wife, the wives of his grandsons (R and 2L) and one of his grandsons (L) during celebrations following their wedding.