Omar Fayed (Arabic: عمر الفايد; born October 1987)[2] is a British-born Finnish-Egyptian environmentalist and publisher.[3][4][5] He is CEO of ESTEE (Earth Space Technical Ecosystem Enterprises), based in Switzerland and Britain, that advocates human space exploration, space colonization, and sustainable human development within the biosphere.[6] He is co-founder and CEO of EarthX,[7] a data visualization and mapping company based on NASA’s World Wind Project.[8] He is chairman of Synergetic Press based in New Mexico, and a fellow of the Institute of Ecotechnics.[9]
Omar Fayed | |
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عمر الفايد | |
| Born | October 1987 (age 36) London, England |
| Citizenship | Finnish[1] |
| Education | ACS International Schools |
| Occupation(s) | Environmentalist, publisher |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Dodi Fayed (half-brother) |
Fayed was ranked 75 in Arabian Business magazine's "Power 100" list in 2009.[10]
Early life edit
Omar Fayed was born in London, England, to Finnish model Heini Wathén and Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed. Egyptian film producer Dodi Fayed was his half-brother.[11]
Career edit
Fayed started in business as a teenager trading commodities. In 2006, aged 19, he was appointed to the Harrods board and in ten subsidiary companies including Fulham F.C. and the Ritz Hotel in Paris, all companies owned by his father.[12] Fayed was expected to take over as chairman of Harrods,[13] however he resigned in 2009 to pursue his studies for an MBA.[14] He expressed a desire to focus on environmental entrepreneurship instead, commenting in an interview, "that consumerist culture wasn’t doing anything positive for the future of humanity."[15] His father Mohamed Al-Fayed, subsequently sold Harrods in 2010,[16] to Qatar Holdings, the sovereign wealth fund of the emirate of Qatar, for £1.5 billion ($2.3 billion).[17]
Fayed is chairman of Biotecture, a provider of modular green wall systems,[15] that built large-scale living walls for the Walkie Talkie skyscraper in the City of London, and the Veolia recycling and energy recovery facility in Leeds. In 2014, he founded Living City, an initiative to connect and consult green enterprises and government projects.[18] He is a director of the Ritz Hotel Paris.
Fayed directed satirical magazine Punch before it ceased print publishing in 2002. He continues to publish Punch posts via Facebook, as the page editor.[citation needed]
Fayed was executive producer for the 2015 documentary film The Sunshine Makers, about the manufacture of the psychedelic compound LSD in the 1960s.[19]
References edit
- ^ Aaltonen, Juha (28 November 2023). "Puolisuomalaiset miljardiperijät! Tällaisia ovat prinsessa Dianan kanssa kuolleen Dodi al-Fayedin sisarukset". Seiska (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Robinson, James (19 November 2006). "Omar, 19, joins Harrods board". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Fayed and Harrods: keep it in the family?". The Guardian. 3 December 2006.
- ^ "Untold stories in the death of a princess". camdennewjournal.com. Camden New Journal. 31 August 2017.
- ^ Isaac, Anna (3 April 2017). "Omar Fayed: Environmental impact as important as the bottom line". The Telegraph. The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "ABOUT – ESTEE". est2e.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Team". earthx.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Our-History". earthx.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Our Team - Synergetic Press | Regenerating People and the Planet". Synergetic Press | Regenerating People and the Planet. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Power 100 - Omar Al Fayed". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Kuuskoski, Kaisla (13 November 2022). "Suomalainen Heini päätyi keskelle uskomattoman rikkaan egyptiläissuvun elämää – tällaista salaperäisen Al-Fayedin perheen luksusarki on". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Robinson, James (19 November 2006). "Omar, 19, joins Harrods board". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "30 Under 30 - Omar Al Fayed". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Sibun, Jonathan (27 June 2009). "Omar Fayed leaves Harrods". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b Isaac, Anna (3 April 2017). "Omar Fayed: 'I didn't want to become Mr Harrods'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Farewell Fayed". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Al Fayed sells off Harrods store". 8 May 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Biotecture reports "huge" expansion in the Middle East". Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Omar Fayed at IMDb