November 06, 2024 02:38 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy booked for threatening cop probing into mining case | Supreme Court upholds validity of Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Act | Not all private properties are community resources that govt can take over: Supreme Court | Pakistan's Lahore has become world's most polluted city with an AQI of 1900 on Sunday | Indian Army 'successfully completes' patrolling to a key point in Ladakh's Depsang region
Business tycoon Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son Dodi died with Princess of Wales Diana in car crash, dead at 94
Mohamed Al Fayed
Photo Caption: Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al Fayed dies at 94. Photo Courtesy:ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)/ Wikimedia Commons

Business tycoon Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son Dodi died with Princess of Wales Diana in car crash, dead at 94

| @indiablooms | 02 Sep 2023, 09:55 am

Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son Dodi was killed in a car crash alongside Princess of Wales Diana, has died.

He was 94.

From the mid-1960s, the Egyptian businessman's residence and chief business interests were in the United Kingdom.

His business interests included ownership of the Hôtel Ritz Paris, and Harrods department store and Fulham Football Club, both in London.

In a statement released on Friday, his family was quoted as saying by BBC: "Mrs Mohamed Al Fayed, her children and grandchildren wish to confirm that her beloved husband, their father and their grandfather, Mohamed, has passed away peacefully of old age on Wednesday, August 30, 2023."

Also Read: After 25 yrs of Diana's death, William & Harry walk together once again behind Queen Elizabeth's coffin

"He enjoyed a long and fulfilled retirement surrounded by his loved ones," read the statement.

Away from the limelight, Mohamed Al Fayed spent the past decade mostly in his Surrey mansion with his wife Heini.

Fulham Football Club, the team which was owned by him for many years, condoled the death of Mohamed Al Fayed and said in a statement: "Everyone at Fulham was incredibly saddened to learn of the death of our former Owner and Chairman, Mohamed Al Fayed."

His successor, Shahid Khan, said in a statement: "On behalf of everyone at Fulham Football Club, I send my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mohamed Al Fayed upon the news of his passing at age 94. The story of Fulham cannot be told without a chapter on the positive impact of Mr Al Fayed as Chairman."

"His legacy will be remembered for our promotion to the Premier League, a Europa League Final, and moments of magic by players and teams alike. I always enjoyed my time with Mr Al Fayed, who was wise, colourful and committed to Fulham, and I am forever grateful for his trust in me to succeed him as Chairman in 2013," he said.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Images
Xi Jinping, Putin in Russia 22 Mar 2023, 02:56 pm
Related Videos