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"Remorseless, ruthless, racist"
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]].
==Remorseless, ruthless, racist==
The UK editor of Vanity Fair, from the 1990s amassed appalling testimonies about the Harrods owner of sex abuse, racism and spying on staff.
''Vanity Fair'' editor:<ref name=vf1>(22 September, 2024). [https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/sep/22/remorseless-ruthless-racist-my-battle-to-expose-mohamed-al-fayed 'Remorseless, ruthless, racist': my battle to expose Mohamed Al Fayed]. ''The Guardian''.</ref>
<blockquote>
From 1995 to 1997, I and the lawyer David Hooper, of Biddle & Co, investigated Fayed, who had sued ''Vanity Fair'' and our reporter Maureen Orth over a profile that alleged he was a serial abuser and a racist, and that he spied on his staff, bugging their phones and using hidden cameras.</blockquote>
==Arab lobby's pressure==
==Arab lobby's pressure==
==Monster rapist==
==Monster rapist==
From 1997 onwards, Fayed was the subject of media scrutiny and investigations into accusations of sexual harassment and assault. In 2024, he became the subject of multiple posthumous accusations of rape.<ref> (September 20, 2024). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/09/19/mohamed-al-fayed-rape-dodi-princess-diana/75294997007/ Mohamed Al-Fayed, late billionaire whose son died with Princess Diana, accused of rape]. ''USA Today''.</ref><ref>(September 20, 2024). [https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c361e6p2ygko 'He really was a monster': Survivor says she is no longer afraid]. ''BBC''.</ref> "Number of women who say Mohamed Al Fayed assaulted them soars above 150 as Harrods worker says line manager 'brushed off' her complaint."<ref>(September 21, 2024). [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13876151/mohamed-al-fayed-assault-harrods-line-manager-complaint.html Number of women who say Mohamed Al Fayed assaulted them soars above 150 as Harrods worker says line manager 'brushed off' her complaint]. ''Daily Mail.'</ref> Described as a real monster.<ref>(September 20, 2024). [https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/world/harrods-mohamed-al-fayed-monster-intl/index.html Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed a ‘monster,’ say lawyers representing his alleged victims]. ''CNN'.</ref><ref>(September 20, 2024). [https://www.channel4.com/news/ex-harrods-employees-accuse-monster-mohamed-al-fayed-of-rape-and-abuse Ex-Harrods employees accuse ‘monster’ Mohamed Al Fayed of rape and abuse]. Channel 4 (UK).</ref> Likened to infamous Jimny Savile.<ref>(September 25, 2024). [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13872851/Mohamed-Al-Fayed-monster-Tycoons-vast-web-abuse-laid-bare-lawyers-Harrods-accused-abject-failure-responsibility-emerges-accusers-needed-psychiatric-care-rape-sex-abuse.html 'Mohamed Al-Fayed was a monster': Tycoon's 'vast web of abuse' laid bare as he is likened to Savile]. ''Daily Mail''.</ref> <ref>(September 25, 2024). [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13891027/JENNI-MURRAY-met-Jimmy-Savile-Rolf-Harris-Mohamed-Al-Fayed-crimes.html JENNI MURRAY: I met Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris and Mohamed Al Fayed before their depraved crimes were exposed... and there was a skin-crawling factor that united them all]. ''Daily Mail''.</ref> 'Harrods led us like lambs to the slaughter': "Survivors reveal Mohamed Al-Fayed's abuse - as they reveal chill."<ref>(September 25, 2024). [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13889379/amp/Harrods-lambs-slaughter-survivors-Mohamed-Al-Fayeds-abuse-nickname-barricade.html 'Harrods led us like lambs to the slaughter': Survivors reveal Mohamed Al-Fayed's abuse - as they reveal chill]. ''Daily Mail''. </ref>
From 1997 onwards, Fayed was the subject of media scrutiny and investigations into accusations of sexual harassment and assault.
''Vanity Fair'' editor said,<ref name=vf1/> that in the 1990s:<blockquote>
So much evidence was available and yet he was only seriously questioned once about sex abuse, after a teenage assistant at Harrods complained to the police of an assault in his office. At the time, she was 15 and he was nearly 80.</blockquote>
In 2024, he became the subject of multiple posthumous accusations of rape.<ref> (September 20, 2024). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/09/19/mohamed-al-fayed-rape-dodi-princess-diana/75294997007/ Mohamed Al-Fayed, late billionaire whose son died with Princess Diana, accused of rape]. ''USA Today''.</ref><ref>(September 20, 2024). [https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c361e6p2ygko 'He really was a monster': Survivor says she is no longer afraid]. ''BBC''.</ref> "Number of women who say Mohamed Al Fayed assaulted them soars above 150 as Harrods worker says line manager 'brushed off' her complaint."<ref>(September 21, 2024). [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13876151/mohamed-al-fayed-assault-harrods-line-manager-complaint.html Number of women who say Mohamed Al Fayed assaulted them soars above 150 as Harrods worker says line manager 'brushed off' her complaint]. ''Daily Mail.'</ref> Described as a real monster.<ref>(September 20, 2024). [https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/world/harrods-mohamed-al-fayed-monster-intl/index.html Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed a ‘monster,’ say lawyers representing his alleged victims]. ''CNN'.</ref><ref>(September 20, 2024). [https://www.channel4.com/news/ex-harrods-employees-accuse-monster-mohamed-al-fayed-of-rape-and-abuse Ex-Harrods employees accuse ‘monster’ Mohamed Al Fayed of rape and abuse]. Channel 4 (UK).</ref> Likened to infamous Jimny Savile.<ref>(September 25, 2024). [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13872851/Mohamed-Al-Fayed-monster-Tycoons-vast-web-abuse-laid-bare-lawyers-Harrods-accused-abject-failure-responsibility-emerges-accusers-needed-psychiatric-care-rape-sex-abuse.html 'Mohamed Al-Fayed was a monster': Tycoon's 'vast web of abuse' laid bare as he is likened to Savile]. ''Daily Mail''.</ref> <ref>(September 25, 2024). [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13891027/JENNI-MURRAY-met-Jimmy-Savile-Rolf-Harris-Mohamed-Al-Fayed-crimes.html JENNI MURRAY: I met Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris and Mohamed Al Fayed before their depraved crimes were exposed... and there was a skin-crawling factor that united them all]. ''Daily Mail''.</ref> 'Harrods led us like lambs to the slaughter': "Survivors reveal Mohamed Al-Fayed's abuse - as they reveal chill."<ref>(September 25, 2024). [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13889379/amp/Harrods-lambs-slaughter-survivors-Mohamed-Al-Fayeds-abuse-nickname-barricade.html 'Harrods led us like lambs to the slaughter': Survivors reveal Mohamed Al-Fayed's abuse - as they reveal chill]. ''Daily Mail''. </ref>
At least one "Harrods worker says 'monster' Fayed raped her at 16."<ref>(26 September, 2024). [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6ere2jyzdo Harrods worker says 'monster' Fayed raped her at 16]. ''BBC''.</ref>
At least one "Harrods worker says 'monster' Fayed raped her at 16."<ref>(26 September, 2024). [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6ere2jyzdo Harrods worker says 'monster' Fayed raped her at 16]. ''BBC''.</ref>
Allegations of company-enabled sexual abuse raise big questions: Why did Mohamed Al Fayed escape scrutiny?<ref>(September 26, 2024). [https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/09/26/why-did-mohamed-al-fayed-escape-scrutinyWhy did Mohamed Al Fayed escape scrutiny?]. The ''Economist''.</ref>
Allegations of company-enabled sexual abuse raise big questions: Why did Mohamed Al Fayed escape scrutiny?<ref>(September 26, 2024). [https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/09/26/why-did-mohamed-al-fayed-escape-scrutinyWhy did Mohamed Al Fayed escape scrutiny?]. The ''Economist''.</ref>