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al Fayed

British  
/ æl ˈfaɪjəd /

noun

  1. Mohamed . born 1933, Egyptian-born businessman; owner of the Harrods department store (1985–2010) and of the Ritz Hotel, Paris, from 1979: his son Dodi Fayed (1956–97) died in the same Paris car crash as Diana, Princess of Wales

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Money to spend Mohamed al Fayed has never been afraid of spending heavily, as the £9.5m arrival of Bryan Ruiz proved.

From The Guardian May 28, 2012

Mohamed al Fayed, its owner, has been talking about it for five years.

From New York Times Oct. 31, 2011

And al Fayed has long courted Diana and her parents; he put her stepmother Raine on the board of Harrods.

From Time Magazine Archive

His father Mohammed al Fayed denied the allegation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Princess Di was used to being the most photographed woman in the world, but her linking up with Dodi al Fayed had thrown the scavengers of celebrity into a heightened state of alert.

From Time Magazine Archive

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