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A tycoon from the United Arab Emirates whose intimate friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was revealed in the latest release of files by the US Justice Department has been replaced in his post as head of one of the world’s largest port operators.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem emerged as a powerful force in global trade as the former chairman and CEO of Dubai’s DP World, which has a footprint in more than 80 countries, over the past three decades.
Without naming bin Sulayem, Dubai’s Government Media Office announced Friday that DP World had appointed a new chairman and group CEO, positions previously held by bin Sulayem. DP World confirmed the new appointments to CNN.
Epstein affectionately described bin Sulayem, whose name appears thousands of times in the latest batch, as “funny,” “educated,” “a master” and a “best and trusted friend.”
The messages between Epstein and bin Sulayem reveal an intimate, yearslong friendship replete with misogynistic descriptions of women and girls, sexually explicit material, business proposals and a reference to an alleged torture video that has drawn scrutiny in the US Congress.
On Tuesday the DOJ un-redacted more names in the documents, highlighting six men, including bin Sulayem. A name appearing in the files is not on its own evidence of wrongdoing, and bin Sulayem has not been accused by authorities of any wrongdoing or charged with any crimes in connection with the late Epstein.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/business/epstein-files-bin-sulayem-friendship-intl
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Powerful Dubai tycoon replaced after DOJ reveals sexually explicit emails with Epstein