Mohamed Abdel Moneim Al-Fayed (Arabic: محمد عبد المنعم فايد; born 27 January 1933) is an Egyptian businessman. Amongst his business interests are ownership of the English Premiership football team Fulham Football Club, Hôtel Ritz Paris and formerly Harrods Department Store, Knightsbridge.
Fayed has two brothers: Ali and Salah, and a sister Safia. From 1954 to 1956, he married Samira Khashoggi. Since 1985, he has been married to Finnish socialite and former model Heini Wathén. Together they have four children and three grandchildren. Fayed's oldest son, Dodi, was romantically involved with Diana, Princess of Wales. However, on 31 August 1997, both Diana and Dodi died in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris. Fayed believed that the driver, Henri Paul, had plotted with the Royal Family to kill Diana and Dodi. On 2 October 2007, the Coroner's Inquest was held in London. On 18 February 2008, Fayed has accused Prince Philip and Prince Charles of killing Diana and Dodi because Charles was furious that his ex-wife was dating Dodi.[4]
Fayed's testimony was roundly condemned in the press as being farcical and led to members of the British Government's Intelligence and Security Committee including George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock and Dari Taylor to accuse him of turning the Inquest into a 'circus' and called for it to be ended maturely.[5] The inquest lasted six months and released an official statement on 7 April 2008 that Diana and Dodi were unlawfully killed by Paul and the paparazzi photographers.