Man dies at age of 125 years

He performed Haj 30 times

A Saudi man died at the age of 125 years and was described as the oldest man in South Saudi Arabia, according to a local newspaper.

Saaed bin Hussein Al Wedaei died at his home in the Southern Asir province after spending nearly 70 years as a mosque prayer caller.

His 44-year-old son Ahmed told Ajel newspaper that his father had also performed Haj (pilgrimage) in Makkah 30 times.