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Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (???? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ?????? in Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
) known as Dodi Al-Fayed (April 15, 1955–August 31, 1997), was the son of Egyptian
Egyptians

Egyptians is the name of the nationality and Mediterranean North African ethnic group native to Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to the Geography of Egypt, dominated by the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the Cataracts of the Nile to the Mediterranean Sea and enclosed by desert both to the Easte...
 billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed
Mohamed Al-Fayed

Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed is an Egyptian businessman estimated to be worth ?555 Million. Amongst his business interests is ownership of Harrods department store in Knightsbridge and the English FA Premier League Football team Fulham F.C.....
 , owner of British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 department store
Department store

A department store is a retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant Merchandise#Product_line....
 Harrods
Harrods

Harrods is a department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air Harrods....
, Fulham Football Club and the Hôtel Ritz Paris
Hôtel Ritz Paris

The H?tel Ritz is a hotel located at Place Vend?me, in the heart of Paris, France. It is one of the most prestigious and luxurious hotels in the world and is one of the seven Paris palace recognized by The Leading Hotels of the World organization ....
. His mother was Samira Kashoggi, sister of the Saudi weapons dealer, Adnan Khashoggi
Adnan Khashoggi

Adnan Khashoggi is a billionaire Turks in Saudi Arabia arms-dealer and businessman. He is also noted for his engagements with high society in both the Occidental and Arabic-speaking worlds, and for his involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair and Lockheed bribery scandals , and numerous other affairs....
.

Born in Alexandria
Alexandria

Alexandria , with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country's largest seaport, serving about 80% of Egypt's imports and exports....
, Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
, Fayed was a student at Collège Saint Marc before attending the Institut Le Rosey
Institut Le Rosey

Institut Le Rosey, established in 1880, is the oldest private boarding school in Switzerland and one of the most exclusive educational institutions in the world....
 in Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
.






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Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (???? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ?????? in Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
) known as Dodi Al-Fayed (April 15, 1955–August 31, 1997), was the son of Egyptian
Egyptians

Egyptians is the name of the nationality and Mediterranean North African ethnic group native to Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to the Geography of Egypt, dominated by the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the Cataracts of the Nile to the Mediterranean Sea and enclosed by desert both to the Easte...
 billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed
Mohamed Al-Fayed

Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed is an Egyptian businessman estimated to be worth ?555 Million. Amongst his business interests is ownership of Harrods department store in Knightsbridge and the English FA Premier League Football team Fulham F.C.....
 , owner of British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 department store
Department store

A department store is a retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant Merchandise#Product_line....
 Harrods
Harrods

Harrods is a department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air Harrods....
, Fulham Football Club and the Hôtel Ritz Paris
Hôtel Ritz Paris

The H?tel Ritz is a hotel located at Place Vend?me, in the heart of Paris, France. It is one of the most prestigious and luxurious hotels in the world and is one of the seven Paris palace recognized by The Leading Hotels of the World organization ....
. His mother was Samira Kashoggi, sister of the Saudi weapons dealer, Adnan Khashoggi
Adnan Khashoggi

Adnan Khashoggi is a billionaire Turks in Saudi Arabia arms-dealer and businessman. He is also noted for his engagements with high society in both the Occidental and Arabic-speaking worlds, and for his involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair and Lockheed bribery scandals , and numerous other affairs....
.

Born in Alexandria
Alexandria

Alexandria , with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country's largest seaport, serving about 80% of Egypt's imports and exports....
, Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
, Fayed was a student at Collège Saint Marc before attending the Institut Le Rosey
Institut Le Rosey

Institut Le Rosey, established in 1880, is the oldest private boarding school in Switzerland and one of the most exclusive educational institutions in the world....
 in Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
. He briefly attended Sandhurst
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army Commissioned officer initial training centre....
. His occupation was often given as film producer
Film producer

A film producer is someone who creates the conditions for making film. The producer initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors....
; he helped make Breaking Glass
Breaking Glass

This article is about the 1980 musical film. For the song by David Bowie, see Breaking Glass . For the film about Stephen Glass, see Shattered Glass....
 (1980) and Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire is a United Kingdom film released in 1981 in film. Written by Colin Welland and directed by Hugh Hudson, it is based on the true story of British athletes preparing for and competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics....
 (1981), as well as the movie F/X
F/X

F/X is a 1986 in film action film-thriller film about Rollie Tyler , an expert in the art of Special Effects with a reputation built on many low-budget hack and slash films ....
 and its sequel
F/X2

F/X2 is a 1991 in film action film thriller film directed by Richard Franklin and starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy. It is a sequel to the 1986 film F/X....
. He also served as the Executive Creative Consultant for the television series
F/X: The Series

F/X: The Series was a television series based on the film F/X, starring Cameron Daddo, Christina Cox, Kevin Dobson , Jacqueline Torres , Carrie-Anne Moss and Jason Blicker....
.

Dodi was an executive producer for the 1991 movie Hook
Hook (film)

Hook is a 1991 family film fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, Charlie Korsmo and Amber Scott....
 starring Robin Williams
Robin Williams

Robin McLaurim Williams is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, and Grammy Award-winning United Statesn comedian and actor.Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980....
 and Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Lee Hoffman is a two-time Academy Award-, six-time Golden Globe-, three-time BAFTA- and Emmy Award-winning United States actor....
. In addition he was the executive producer of the 1995 film adaptation
The Scarlet Letter (1995 film)

The Scarlet Letter is the 1995 film version of the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel, The Scarlet Letter. It was directed by Roland Joff? and stars Gary Oldman and Demi Moore....
 of The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter is a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is considered his magnum opus. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who gives birth after committing adultery and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity....
.

Diana, Princess of Wales

In 1997, he was linked romantically with Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Their sons, Princes Prince William of Wales and Prince Henry of Wales , are second and third Line of succession to the British throne of the British monarchy and fifteen other Commonwealth Realms....
. On august 31 of that year, the couple died in a car crash
Death of Diana, Princess of Wales

On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died as a result of injuries sustained in a Car accident in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, France....
 in a Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
 underpass. Neither he nor Diana was wearing a seatbelt, and Henri Paul
Henri Paul

Henri Paul was the Deputy Head of Security at the H?tel Ritz Paris. He was the driver at the time of the car accident at the Pont de l'Alma tunnel, Paris that killed him along with Diana, Princess of Wales and her companion Dodi Al-Fayed....
, the driver of their limousine, was under the influence of alcohol. Dodi's father Mohamed Al-Fayed
Mohamed Al-Fayed

Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed is an Egyptian businessman estimated to be worth ?555 Million. Amongst his business interests is ownership of Harrods department store in Knightsbridge and the English FA Premier League Football team Fulham F.C.....
 claimed that the couple were executed by British intelligence agents Al-Fayed's former spokesman Michael Cole
Michael Cole (public relations)

Michael Cole is an England public relations expert, journalist and media personality....
 has claimed that the couple had become engaged before their deaths. Their relationship and death are documented in the 2007 television movie
Television movie

A television movie is a feature film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network....
 Diana: Last Days of a Princess
Diana: Last Days of a Princess

Diana: Last Days of a Princess is a television movie broadcast in the United States by The Learning Channel on August 12, 2007 and subsequent dates....
.

He was originally interred in Brookwood Cemetery
Brookwood Cemetery

Brookwood Cemetery is a burial ground in Brookwood, Surrey, England. It is the largest cemetery in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in western Europe....
 near Woking, Surrey but was moved to the Fayed Estate in Oxted
Oxted

Oxted is a commuter town in Surrey, England situated at the foot of the North Downs north-east of East Grinstead and south of Croydon....
, Surrey
Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
.

Memorials

His father has erected two memorials to Dodi and Diana at Harrods. The first, unveiled on April 12, 1998, consists of photos of the two behind a pyramid-shaped display that holds a wine glass still smudged with lipstick from Diana's last dinner as well as a ring Dodi purchased the day before they died. The second, unveiled in 2005 and titled "Innocent Victims", is an 8ft high bronze statue of the two dancing on a beach beneath the wings of an albatross.

The memorials were designed by 80 year old Bill Mitchell, a close friend of Mr Al Fayed and architect for Harrods for more than 40 years.

See also

  • Death of Princess Diana
  • Operation Paget
    Operation Paget

    Operation Paget was the Metropolitan Police inquiry, led by Lord Stevens, that investigated the conspiracy theories surrounding the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al-Fayed on August 31, 1997....


External links

  • by Richard Quest
  • 14 December 2006