Mohamed Al-Fayed was a British-based 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, and Harrods department store and Fulham Football Club, both in London. At the time of his death in 2023, Fayed's wealth was estimated at US$2 billion by Forbes.
Al-Fayed in 2011
Wax sculpture of Al-Fayed, Madame Tussauds, London, July 2009
75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York
The Ritz Paris is a hotel in central Paris, overlooking the Place Vendôme in the city's 1st arrondissement. A member of The Leading Hotels of the World marketing group, the Ritz Paris is ranked among the most luxurious hotels in the world.
Hôtel Ritz Paris
Garden terrace in The dinner in the Hotel Ritz in Paris (1904), by Pierre-Georges Jeanniot
Place Vendôme Entrance in 2009
Hôtel Ritz Paris, looking north