Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Mena'em Fayed (; Egyptian Arabic : عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد [ʕaˈmæːd ɪdˈdiːn muˈħæmmæd ʕæbdelˈmenʕem fæːjed] , 15 April 1955 – 31 August 1997), better known as Dodi Fayed (Arabic : دودي الفايد [ˈduːdi] ), was an Egyptian movie producer. He was born in Alexandria , Egypt. He was the son of billionaire Mohamed El Fayed .
Fayed was the first cousin of the late Washington Post Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi , who was killed in Turkey in 2018.[ 1]
Fayed was the producer of Chariots of Fire , Breaking Glass , F/X , F/X2 , Hook , and The Scarlet Letter .
Death
On August 31, 1997, Fayed was killed in a car crash in Paris with Diana, Princess of Wales , with whom he was in a romantic relationship. He was 42 years old.
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