Mohamed Abdel Moneim Al-Fayed ( ) (born January 27, 1929 ) is an Egyptian businessman. After business ventures in Haiti and Dubai, Al-Fayed moved to England and fought a contentious battle for the ownership of the House of Fraser retail group, which included the Harrods department store. Al-Fayed ran Harrods from 1985 to 2010, before its sale to Qatar Holdings.
The owner of Fulham Football Club and the Hôtel Ritz Paris, Al-Fayed has been a controversial figure in England, with his propagation of conspiracy theories over the death of his son Dodi and Diana, Princess of Wales in a car crash in Paris, quest for British citizenship, and his role in the Cash-for-questions affair. His wealth is estimated at $1.2 billion, making him the 993rd richest person in the world.
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