Touker Suleyman joined BBC Dragon's Den in 2015 after building his career in fashion and retail, including Hawes & Curtis.
Suleyman is a British-Cypriot entrepreneur and investor. He became a Dragon during the programme’s thirteenth series, joining a panel that had already changed substantially from the original line-up.
His business career includes the shirt brand Hawes & Curtis and the footwear retailer Ghost. These ventures gave him experience in manufacturing, branding, retail operations and online commerce, subjects that frequently shape his questions in the Den.
Suleyman is sometimes confused with Theo Paphitis because both are prominent British-Cypriot retail entrepreneurs and both have appeared as Dragons. They are different investors: Paphitis joined much earlier, while Suleyman entered the panel in 2015.