Mehran Karimi Nasseri

Mehran Karimi Nasseri (مهران کریمی ناصری pronounced ; born 1942), also known as Sir Alfred Mehran, is an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal One in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 26 August 1988 until July 2006, when he was hospitalized for an unspecified ailment. His autobiography has been published as a book (The Terminal Man) and was the basis for the 2004 Tom Hanks movie The Terminal.