Which businessman joined the regular Dragon's Den panel in series 13?
Answer
Touker Suleyman
Touker Suleyman joined the regular Dragon's Den panel in series 13.
Suleyman, a British-Turkish Cypriot entrepreneur and investor, became a regular dragon in the thirteenth series of the British programme. He is particularly associated with the fashion and retail sectors and has owned or invested in businesses including Hawes & Curtis and Ghost.
His appointment was part of the continuing evolution of the panel. Dragon's Den has used permanent investors and guest dragons, so the lineup changes across series. Earlier investors included James Caan and Richard Farleigh, but neither is the answer to the series-13 question.
Series 13 belongs to the programme's later BBC era rather than its original lineup. Peter Jones remained the continuing original dragon, while other familiar investors such as Deborah Meaden and Nick Jenkins appeared at different points in the show's history. The series number is therefore more precise than simply giving a joining decade.