Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Mena'em Fayed (/faɪˈɛd/; Egyptian Arabic: عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد‎ [ʕeˈmæːd ɪdˈdiːn mæˈħæmmæd ʕæbdelˈmenʕem fæːjed], 15 April 1955 – 31 August 1997), better known as Dodi Fayed (Egyptian Arabic: دودي الفايد‎ [ˈduːdi]), was the son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed El Fayed. He died in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997, with Diana, Princess of Wales.