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born: 1955-04-15
category: PROMIS Scandal
died: 1997-08-31
location: Alexandria, Egypt
summary: Egyptian multi-millionaire film producer and son of Mohammed Al-Fayed, romantically
  involved with Princess Diana; died with her in a 1997 Paris car crash.
tags:
- Person
- PROMIS
---

[Dodi Fayed](/people/dodi-fayed/) was an Egyptian multi-millionaire film producer and the son of [Samira Khashoggi Fayed](/people/samira-khashoggi-fayed/) and [Mohammed Al-Fayed](/people/mohammed-al-fayed/). He was romantically involved with [Diana, Princess of Wales](/people/diana-princess-of-wales/). The couple died in a car crash in a Paris underpass in the early hours of August 31, 1997.[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.