Mehran Karimi Nasseri, known as Sir Alfred Mehran, has earned a reputation as “The Terminal Man.”
He is a famous Iranian refugee stuck at the airport for 18 years due to a stolen passport and essential documents during the trip.
Without a passport or identification, he could not exit the departure lounge of Terminal 1 at Charles de Gaulle Airport in France.
He lived, studied, slept, and talked with the airport staff from August 26, 1988, to July 2006. The government attempted to remove Mehran Karimi Nasseri from the French airport but failed.
He wanted to naturalize as a British citizen and start a new life far away from Iran.
How he got stuck and lived at an airport for 18 years through legal loopholes has surprised people worldwide.