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==Application for British nationality turned down, al-Fayed lied==
==Application for British nationality turned down, al-Fayed lied==
Mohamed moved to Britain in 1974 and has since attempted repeatedly to obtain British nationality.<ref>(September 1995). [https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/share/526f6c7b-03b1-4ea5-b406-5daaa159beb7 HOLY WAR AT HARRODS
Mohamed moved to Britain in 1974 and has since attempted repeatedly to obtain British nationality.<ref>(September 1995). [https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/share/526f6c7b-03b1-4ea5-b406-5daaa159beb7 HOLY WAR AT HARRODS].
Mohamed Al Fayed, controversial chairman of Harrods, owner of the Ritz hotel in Paris, and onetime front man for the Sultan of Brunei, is battling the Tory party and the British upper class in his desperate bid to be an Englishman]. ''Vanity Fair''.</ref>
Mohamed Al Fayed, controversial chairman of Harrods, owner of the Ritz hotel in Paris, and onetime front man for the Sultan of Brunei, is battling the Tory party and the British upper class in his desperate bid to be an Englishman. ''Vanity Fair''.</ref>
His applications have been turned down by [[Conservative]] and [[Labour]] governments on the grounds that he is not of good character. He has been involved in a number of high-profile scandals.
His applications have been turned down by [[Conservative]] and [[Labour]] governments on the grounds that he is not of good character. He has been involved in a number of high-profile scandals.
In 1990 the British Department of Trade and Industry found that al Fayed had lied about his background and assets during the takeover by him and his brother of the House of Fraser Group, parent company of Harrods, in 1985. He also paid MPs, notably the Conservative Neil Hamilton, to ask questions on his behalf in the [[House of Commons]].
In 1990 the British Department of Trade and Industry found that al Fayed had lied about his background and assets during the takeover by him and his brother of the House of Fraser Group, parent company of Harrods, in 1985. He also paid MPs, notably the Conservative Neil Hamilton, to ask questions on his behalf in the [[House of Commons]].