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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Example Sentences

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

Diana Spencer and Dodi al Fayed had been indirectly linked even before they were romantically linked, mostly as a result of a long-standing friendship between their fathers, the late Lord Spencer and Mohamed al Fayed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only afterward did the government officially turn down the brothers' citizenship request, without explanation--a decision al Fayed is appealing.

From Time Magazine Archive

But even as he grew richer, al Fayed could not achieve his most cherished goal: to become a British citizen.

From Time Magazine Archive