King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
In 1980 remaining family members were able to make their way to Pakistan, which allowed Karim and his father to follow them. From Pakistan he made his way to Saudi Arabia, where he studied engineering, physics and Arabic at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. However he left the University after three years, at age 14. Graduated from the Faculty of Law and Political Science University of Beirut, Alexandria branch.