Mohamed Al Fayed House Scotland
Flush with the success of his property deals in london mohamed al fayed is planning to turn part of his massive estate in the highlands of scotland into 1m homes for the jet set.
Mohamed al fayed house scotland. The estate has in its grounds balnagown castle which has been transformed over the last 30 years from a previous ruin to a stunning residence by the estate s owner mr mohamed al fayed. Balnagown estate is just a forty five minute drive north of inverness and close to the picturesque town of tain. When scotland becomes independent it will need a female symbol to personify its greatest characteristics courage. The harrods owner wants to create a 50 bedroom country house style hotel on a platform in the cromarty firth off scotland s east coast by 2008.
Mohamed al fayed æ l f aɪ ˈ ɛ d. Mohamed al fayed will move to an independent scotland mr al fayed owns the 65 000 acre balnagown estate in easter ross in the scottish highlands. By 1941 it had expanded into a number of stores in scotland and become the house of fraser. محمد شاكر عبد السيد الفايد mahamad el fajed.
In the 1950s still owned by the fraser family. He was born in 1933 in alexandria egypt where his father was a professor of arabic and his grandfather was a merchant. 27 january 1933 is an egyptian businessman fayed s business interests include ownership of hôtel ritz paris and formerly harrods department store al fayed sold fulham f c. Al fayed who owns the 65 000 acre balnagowan estate in the highlands said.
The eccentric egyptian claims he has a shared ancestry with the scots. Mohamed al fayed is one of the world s most recognised and respected entrepreneurs. He described the estate as the most beautiful. To shahid khan in 2013.
The castle is now a private residence owned by mohamed al fayed the egyptian businessman perhaps most famous for being the owner of harrods of london who purchased the property in 1972 after it had lain empty for 30 years and has since completely restored the building. It was at his knee that mohamed first learned the rules of being a successful businessman.