They saw it as a "gift from God."
Voice 9, International Desk: An exceptional
family from Pakistan's Larkana has set a global record. One thing all nine
members of the family have in common is that they were all born on August 1.
Every child was conceived and delivered normally. Khudeja's labor was never
induced prematurely, and no babies were born prematurely through cesarean
sections.
"The family of nine consists of the father,
Ameer Ali; the mother, Khudeja; and seven children aged 19–30: Sindhoo, female
twins Sasui and Sapna, Aamir, Ambar, and male twins Ammar and Ahmar,"
according to Guinness World Records. Surprisingly, they all have the same
birthday: August 1st. This is a world record for the most number of siblings
born on the same day."
Ameer and Khudeja are celebrating their wedding
anniversary on this important day. They married on their birthday in 1991,
exactly one year before the birth of their eldest daughter.
The seven Mangi children also hold the record
for the most siblings born on the same day, according to the record book firm.
The previous record holder was five children from the Cummins family (USA), all
born on February 20 between 1952 and 1966. Until the Mangi family was
discovered, this was the only known instance of a family having five children
with the same birthday.
Ameer was "surprised and delighted"
after his first child, Sindhoo, was born on August 1, 1992, sharing the same
birthday as him and his wife. He says that he and Khudeja were equally
surprised when each successive birth occurred on the same date. They saw it as
a "gift from God."
