- Dodi Al-Fayed
Infobox Person
name = Dodi Al-Fayed
birth_date = birth date|1955|4|15
birth_place =Alexandria ,Egypt
death_date = death date and age|1997|8|31|1955|4|15
death_place =Paris ,France
spouse = Susanne Gregard (1987-1987)
parents =Mohamed Al-Fayed (b.1933)
Samira Kashoggi Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (Arabic: عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد) (
April 15 ,1955 –August 31 ,1997 ), better known as Dodi Al-Fayed, was the son of the Egyptian billionaireMohamed Al-Fayed ( _ar. محمد الفايد), owner of Britishdepartment store Harrods ,Fulham Football Club and theHôtel Ritz Paris . His mother wasSamira Kashoggi , sister of the notorious weapons dealer,Adnan Khashoggi .Born in
Alexandria ,Egypt , Fayed was a student atCollège Saint Marc before attending theInstitut Le Rosey inSwitzerland . His occupation was often given asfilm producer ; he helped make "Breaking Glass " (1980) and "Chariots of Fire " (1981), as well as the movie "F/X " and its sequel. He also served as the Executive Creative Consultant for the .Dodi was an executive producer for the 1991 movie "Hook" starring
Robin Williams andDustin Hoffman . In addition he was the executive producer of the 1995 film adaptation of "The Scarlet Letter ".Diana, Princess of Wales
In 1997, he was linked romantically with
Diana, Princess of Wales . Onaugust 31 of that year, the couple died in a car crash in aParis underpass. Neither he nor Diana was wearing a seatbelt, andHenri Paul , the driver of their limousine, was under the influence of alcohol. Dodi's fatherMohamed Al-Fayed claimed that the couple were executed byBritish intelligence agents [ [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article3033375.ece "Mohamed al-Fayed: The outsider"] The Independent, 6 october 2007] Al-Fayed's former spokesman Michael Cole has claimed that the couple had become engaged before their deaths. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7182228.stm Diana and Dodi 'were engaged'] frombbc.co.uk ] Their relationship and death are documented in the 2007television movie "". He was originally interred inBrookwood Cemetery nearWoking, Surrey but was moved to the Fayed Estate inOxted ,Surrey .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. [ [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/10/diana.inquest.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview Jeweler: Diana, Dodi picked engagement ring - CNN.com ] ] 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. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/01/diana.dodi.statue/index.html Harrods unveils Diana, Dodi statue] , CNN.com, September 1, 2005.]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. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/161556.stm Princes lead Diana remembrance] BBC]
ee also
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Death of Princess Diana
*Operation Paget References
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269689/ Dodi Fayed at IMDB]
* [http://www.omcea.be/150835,mohamed,al,fayed,interviews/ Dodi father interviewed] by Richard Quest
* [http://www.theroyalist.net/content/view/1534/2/ Download: Lord Stevens' 832-page Operation Paget Report Into The Deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, Dodi Al Fayed & Henri Paul]14 December 2006 Persondata
NAME = Fayed, Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Al-Fayed, Dodi
SHORT DESCRIPTION =Film producer
DATE OF BIRTH =15 April 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH =Alexandria ,Egypt
DATE OF DEATH =31 August 1997
PLACE OF DEATH =Paris ,France
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