CEO behind Canadian ports was close friend of Jeffrey Epstein, emails reveal

DP World's Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem discussed sex with young women in emails with child sex trafficker

9 Feb 2026 • 5 min read

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Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and Justin Trudeau smile and shake hands in front of two Canadian flags.

Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem in 2018 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. DP World, bin Sulayem's company, controls some of Canada's biggest container ports. New emails reveal he was also a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

Zak Vescera

Zak is a Vancouver-based reporter focusing on white-collar crime in British Columbia. He previously reported for The Tyee and The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.

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