Touker Suleyman joined the BBC television programme Dragons' Den in 2015 after building a business career that included fashion retail.
Suleyman is a British-Turkish Cypriot entrepreneur and investor. He became known in the fashion sector through investments and ownership interests connected with clothing businesses, including the Hawes & Curtis shirt retailer and the Ghost fashion brand. His commercial background shaped the practical, numbers-focused advice he gave to entrepreneurs on the programme.
He joined the televised panel in series 13, replacing a departing dragon. This distinguishes him from newer investors such as Tej Lalvani, who joined later, and Steven Bartlett, who arrived much later as the youngest dragon at the time.
The wording refers to Suleyman's entry as a regular dragon, not his first appearance in business media. His earlier investments and retail activities predated his television role.