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  • Mohamed Al Fayed, best known for being the one-time owner of London department store Harrod's, died at 94 on August 30, 2023.
  • Al Fayed was born in Alexandria, Egypt and moved in the mid-1960s to the U.K., where he made his fortune.
  • He owned the storied Ritz Paris hotel. After a four-year renovation, it reopened in 2016. Suites are named after illustrious guests, like Coco Chanel.
  • In 2010, Al Fayed sold Harrod's to Qatar for a reported $2.4 billion.
  • In 2013, he sold Fulham Football Club to U.S. auto parts billionaire Shahid Khan for a reported $300 million.
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Source of Wealth
Retail, investments, Self Made
Citizenship
Egypt
Children
5
Did you know
Al Fayed's son Dodi died in a car crash with Princess Diana in 1997.
He owned a Scottish castle and a sprawling estate called Balnagown near Inverness, where guests can rent out cottages.

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