Saudi man marries 53 times in 43 years

A Saudi man has claimed to tie the knot 53 times in 43 years to find “peace and stability”. Known as the ‘polygamist of the century', the 63-year-old man said the reason behind his multiple marriages was his “search for a woman who could make him happy”, reported Gulf News.

According to the ‘polygamist’, he “tried to be fair to all his wives”.

He, who identifies as Abu Abdullah, said, “when I married for the first time, I did not plan to marry more than one woman because I was feeling comfortable and had children”.

According to him, after a while, he decided to marry again at the age of 23 due to some problems.

He said that several issues erupted between him and his wives, prompting him to marry again. “I married 53 women over long periods. The first was when I was 20 years and she was six years older than me,” he was quoted in the article.

Abdullah said that his shortest marriage lasted for a night. Though most of his marriages were to Saudi women, he has been married to foreigners during his overseas business trips. “I used to stay for three to four months. So I married to protect myself from vice,” Abdullah said.

The polygamist is reportedly now married to one woman. According to him, he does not plan to remarry.