Meet Mohamed Al-Fayed’s environmentalist son, Omar Fayed: he admires Elon Musk and King Charles, remembers Princes William and Harry as ‘delightful’ – and ‘never wanted to be Mr. Harrods’

Sep 8 , 2023

Though he wasn’t into running luxury department stores, Omar Fayed is still an entrepreneur, like his father Mohamed Al-Fayed was. Photo: @om_i_one/Instagram

Mohamed Al-Fayed died at age 94 last week, leaving behind 4 adult children – including Omar Fayed, who admires King Charles and recalls Princess Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry fondly too

The 35-year-old runs Estee, which advocates for human space exploration, has met Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, and was initially groomed to take over his dad’s department store empire at Harrods

Mohamed Al-Fayed – the former Harrods boss whose eldest son Dodi died in a car crash alongside Princess Diana – has died at the age of 94, his family announced last week.

Omar Fayed, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Karim Al-Fayed and Brenda Costa attend the Royal World Premiere of Bond film Spectre at Royal Albert Hall in October 2015, in London, England. Photo: WireImage

According to Forbes, the Egyptian billionaire businessman leaves behind a US$2 billion fortune and is survived by his four adult children – Camilla, Omar, Jasmine and Karim.

Yet, amid the mourning, one burning question remains – what will happen to the late entrepreneur’s assets?

Omar Fayed is the youngest son of Mohamed Al-Fayed. Photo: Omar Fayed/Facebook

The Evening Standard reported that the children are currently “at war” over the billions, in a scenario that’s been described as a “Succession-style battle”, referring to the hit HBO series following the lives of the Murdoch-like Roy family.

So, what do we know about the youngest of the five, Omar Fayed?

Omar Fayed’s family background

Mohamed Al-Fayed and his son Omar Fayed at Club Cirque in 2007, in London, England. Photo: Getty Images

Mohamed Al-Fayed had five children. He shared his late son Dodi with his first wife Samira Khashoggi, and went on to have the other four with second wife Heini Wathén: Jasmine, 42, Karim, 39, Camilla, 38, and Omar, 35, as per Evening Standard.