how tall is putin?
âObviously, Dmitry Medvedev is trying to compensate for his short height of 163 centimeters,â writes NUR.KZ. It is reported that Nazarbayev is 170 centimeters tall. Russian President Vladimir Putin is the same height. Dmitry Medvedev, with his 163 centimeters, is one of the shortest politicians. Shorter than him are the late leader of North Korea Kim Jong Il (162 cm) and former President of Iran Mahmud Ahmadinejad (157 cm).