Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد in Arabic) known as Dodi Fayed (April 15, 1955–August 31, 1997), was an Egyptian multi-millionaire and film producer. He is best known internationally as the romantic partner of Diana, Princess of Wales at the time of both their deaths, and as the executive producer of the Academy Award-winning film Chariots of Fire (1981).
Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Fayed was was the son o...
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Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد in Arabic) known as Dodi Fayed (April 15, 1955–August 31, 1997), was an Egyptian multi-millionaire and film producer. He is best known internationally as the romantic partner of Diana, Princess of Wales at the time of both their deaths, and as the executive producer of the Academy Award-winning film Chariots of Fire (1981).
Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Fayed was was the son of billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed (Arabic: محمد الفايد), the owner of British department store Harrods, Fulham Football Club, and the Hôtel Ritz Paris. His mother was Samira Kashoggi.
Fayed was a student at Collège Saint Marc before attending the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. He also briefly attended Sandhurst.
In addition to being the executive producer of Chariots of Fire (1981), Fayed was also the executive producer of Breaking Glass (1980), F/X (1986), F/X2 (1991), Hook (1993), and The Scarlet Letter (1995). He also served as the...
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