Mohamed Al-Fayed, a famous Egyptian businessman based in the United Kingdom, died on Friday at the age of 94, British outlet Sky News announced. He was the father of Dodi Al-Fayed, who died on August 31, 1997 in a car accident in Paris with his partner Lady Diana.
“Ms. Mohamed Al Fayed, her children and her grandchildren wish to confirm that her loving husband, father and grandfather, Mohamed, passed away peacefully of old age on Wednesday, August 30, 2023,” her family said in a press release. statement published by the football club Fulham FC, formerly owned by the businessman, sold in 2013 to American businessman Shahid Khan.
He was also the former owner of Harrods department store, which was sold in 2010 to Qatar Holdings.
In 1979, Mohamed Al-Fayed bought the luxurious Ritz hotel in Paris, which he still owned.
According to Sky News, the 1929 Alexandrian-born businessman was buried in central London on Friday after paying his respects during Friday prayers at London’s Central Mosque in Regent’s Park.
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Source: BFM TV
