Mohamed Al-Fayed
Mohamed Al-Fayed (Egyptian Arabic: محمد شاكر عبد السيد الفايد; born Mohamed Fayed; 27 January 1929 – 30 August 2023) was an Egyptian businessman. Fayed's business interests include ownership of Hôtel Ritz Paris and formerly Harrods. He sold Fulham Football Club to Shahid Khan in 2013.[1] His son Dodi died in a car crash in Paris with Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997.
Mohamed Al-Fayed | |
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محمد الفايد | |
 Al-Fayed in 2011 | |
| Born | 27 January 1929 |
| Died | 30 August 2023 (aged 94) London, England |
| Burial place | Barrow Green Court |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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| Children | 5, including Dodi and Omar |
Fayed was born in Roshdy, Alexandria. Dodi was the child from his first marriage to Samira Khashoggi from 1954 to 1956. He later married Finnish socialite and former model Heini Wathén in 1985. The couple had four children, including Omar.
Al-Fayed had been accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and assault.[2][3]
Al-Fayed died on 30 August 2023 in London, England at the age of 94.[4]
Mohamed Al-Fayed Media
Wax sculpture of Al-Fayed, Madame Tussauds, London, July 2009
Al-Fayed with Tony Curtis, 4 January 1989
- Harrods(London)
The Brompton Road frontage of Harrods in 2022
Al-Fayed congratulating Fulham goalscorer Brian McBride in May 2008
75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York
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References
- ↑ Fulham: Mohamed Al Fayed sells club to Shahid Khan. BBC. 12 July 2013. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/23297785. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ↑ Porter, Henry (24 October 1998). "Crossing swords with Mohamed". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/1998/oct/24/hamiltonvalfayed.
- ↑ Boggan, Steve (20 December 1997). "Al Fayed Accused: Harrods boss rejects charges of lechery and bugging". The Independent (London). https://www.independent.co.uk/news/al-fayed-accused-harrods-boss-rejects-charges-of-lechery-and-bugging-1289749.html.
- ↑ "Mohamed Al Fayed: Former Harrods owner dies at 94". BBC News. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.