Indonesian identified as world's oldest person

Mbah Gotho of Indonesia has an identity card that says he was born in 1870, which (if verified) would make him 145 years old and the world's oldest person. Mbah Gotho has revealed he still enjoys smoking cigarettes. (PHOTO: COURTESY/ EPA)

The world's oldest man has been identified as Indonesian Mbah Gotho, 145, with documentation showing he was born in 1870.

Mr Gotho said he began preparing for his death in 1992, even having a gravestone made, but 24 years later he is still alive.