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Mohamed Al-Fayed

1929 - 2023

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Mohamed Abdel Moneim Al-Fayed (; 27 January 1929 – 30 August 2023) was an Egyptian businessman whose residence and primary business interests were in the United Kingdom from the mid-1960s. His business interests included ownership of the Hôtel Ritz Paris, Harrods department store and Fulham Football Club. At the time of his death in 2023, Forbes estimated his wealth at US$2 billion. Since his death, Al-Fayed has been accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and assault. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohamed Al-Fayed is the 87th most popular businessperson (down from 38th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 72nd in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Businessperson.

Mohamed al-Fayed is most famous for owning Harrods, the iconic London department store.

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Among businesspeople, Mohamed Al-Fayed ranks 87 out of 847. Before him are Bernie Ecclestone, David Koch, Ray Kroc, Ron Dennis, Kiichiro Toyoda, and Andrew Tate. After him are Stan Kroenke, Liliane Bettencourt, Stanley Rous, Li Ka-shing, Calouste Gulbenkian, and Charles Koch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Mohamed Al-Fayed ranks 49. Before him are Lennart Meri, Richard F. Gordon Jr., Eric Kandel, Frano Selak, Graham Hill, and Karolos Papoulias. After him are Chet Baker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christa Wolf, Nureddin al-Atassi, Ivar Giaever, and Milorad Pavić. Among people deceased in 2023, Mohamed Al-Fayed ranks 37. Before him are Jacques Delors, The Iron Sheik, Carlos Saura, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Harry Belafonte, and Raquel Welch. After him are C. R. Rao, Ryan O'Neal, Astrud Gilberto, Pervez Musharraf, Alan Arkin, and Ben Ferencz.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Mohamed Al-Fayed ranks 139 out of 642. Before him are Setnakhte (-1300), Shoshenq II (-1000), Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300), Georges Moustaki (1934), Al-Aziz Uthman (1171), and Anatolius of Constantinople (301). After him are Al-Suyuti (1445), Arsinoe II (-316), Claudian (370), Tjuyu (-1401), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), and Mohamed Salah (1992).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Egypt

Among businesspeople born in Egypt, Mohamed Al-Fayed ranks 1. After him are Maryana Iskander (1975), Haim Saban (1944), and Naguib Sawiris (1954).

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