THE world’s tallest man is a 7ft 9ins giant living in a semi in Neasden, The Sun can reveal.

Man mountain Hussain Bisad is taller than phone boxes and has to almost bend double to get through his front door.

He has fled to North London to escape war-torn Somalia.

Incredibly, the 27-year-old with size 26 feet is still growing.

Hussain Bisad weighs in at 33 STONE, his feet are SIZE 26 and he has to have his shoes specially made in Thailand at £600 a time.

He supports his massive frame with FOUR main meals a day plus snacks and sleeps in a 9ft BED.

But amazingly his twin sister Khardra is just 5ft 5ins and is a quarter of his weight.

It's a double-decker ... folk gaze in awe as Hussain waits at bus stop

Hussain draws astonished stares whenever he strides down the streets near his home in Neasden, North London.

The gentle giant said: “I enjoy being this tall. I love looking at people’s faces when they see me.

“Drivers hoot at me and I have met lots of very friendly people.”

Asylum seeker Hussain has held the title of tallest man in Somalia, his East African home country, since 1999. He was 7ft 7½ins then but has since shot up.

And when he is formally re-measured next month, he will smash the current world record of 7ft 8ins held by Tunisian Radhouane Charbib.

Hussain said: “I’m still growing and getting taller every year.

“Doctors have now measured me at 7ft 9ins and I just need to get that made official.

“I’m proud to be the tallest man in the world and proud to live in England.”

Loyal male ... Hussain loves England

Hussain fled Somalia — where he was known as Nin Deer, tall man — to escape a civil war in which robbers shot him in the knee.

He had to leave most of his belongings in his home town Qardho last September and travel by lorry to Ethiopia.

When he eventually got on a jet bound for Britain cabin crew had to allocate him two seats.

The Home Office has given him permission to stay in Britain indefinitely because he is deemed a legitimate asylum seeker.

The escape cost him his life savings. But although Hussain is unemployed he is not claiming benefit as he is supported by family and friends in Britain.

He has already used his remarkable height to raise money for an African children’s charity.

Hussain said: “Living in England is much easier for me.

Stooperman ... doors are a problem

“But I still find it hard to fit into cars and I’ve never even tried to use the Underground.”

There are other problems — like fitting into phone boxes and squeezing through doors.

Hussain only has two shirts and two pairs of trousers, all of which were made specially for him in Somalia. He also has a pair of US basketball boots.

He said: “There is no point looking for clothes in shops because I’d never find anything in my size.”

Being so tall is hungry work. A main meal consists of around 5lb of pasta and if he feels peckish Hussain snacks on half a loaf, two tins of baked beans and three tins of tuna.

He must also drink three gallons of water a day to avoid dehydration.

High jinks ... Hussain attracts stares as he fools around in street

His specially-made 9ft mattress fills a room at the rented house he shares with four Somali men.

Tallness does not run in Hussain’s family. And doctors warn that his health is at risk.

Expert in abnormal growth Professor Mike Besser, from Bart’s Hospital, Central London, said he probably has a tumour in the pituitary gland behind his eyes.

The condition, pituitary giantism, makes growth continue after most people stop developing.

Professor Besser said: “It is very rare and he must have urgent medical attention. He is at great risk of heart trouble, going blind, suffering diabetes or a string of other complications.”

Hussain’s arrival in Britain was welcomed by the UK Tall Persons’ Club, which said: “It’s an honour to have him in this country.”

Petite ... his sister Khardra

Britain’s previous tallest man, 7ft 6ins Chris Greener, 58, of Bromley, Kent, said: “I’d love to meet Hussain. I may be able to help him settle here.”

Chris has put his height to advantage by appearing in a string of films and TV adverts.

A spokesman for the Guinness Book of Records said: “We will be delighted to measure Hussain. The process takes two days and he will be measured four times a day, standing and lying down.

“An average is then taken. If he is 7ft 9ins he will be the world’s tallest man.”

Hussain is way off the all-time world height record held by American Robert Wadlow, who died in 1940 aged 22 — at 8ft 11ins.