Dr. Badr bin Ahmed Korayem passed away on Saturday morning in Riyadh after suffering from an illness. Funeral prayers for him will be performed after Asr prayers at King Khalid Mosque in Um Alhamam in Riyadh. Dr. Badr Karim was born in Yanbu in 1935 and began working for the government in 1954. His jobs included director general of Saudi Press Agency.