al Fayed

British

/ æl ˈfaɪjəd /

noun

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

Early in the summer, Mohammed al Fayed cleared out the Windsor villa in France and put 40,000 items on the auction block at Sotheby's.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wingfield says the request was ignored, but senior al Fayed security officials deny that he ever raised the issue with them.

From Time Magazine Archive

His family needed the extra space, al Fayed said, but some royal watchers breathlessly speculated that he was preparing a retreat for his son and the Princess of Wales.

From Time Magazine Archive

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