Which entrepreneur joined Dragons' Den as a regular Dragon in 2015?

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Touker Suleyman joined Dragons' Den as a regular Dragon in 2015.

Suleyman is a British-Cypriot entrepreneur and investor whose business career has included fashion manufacturing, retail and brand development. His experience in clothing and consumer products shaped the commercial questions he brought to pitches on the programme.

He joined the British panel during a later phase of the series, well after the original Dragons had been established. That timing helps distinguish him from Deborah Meaden, who joined in 2006, and from Kelly Hoppen, who served as a Dragon before him.

Suleyman is also associated with the fashion brand Hawes & Curtis, which he acquired in 2001. His appearance on the show therefore reflects a broader pattern in Dragons' Den: the BBC has refreshed the panel by bringing in investors with specialist experience in different parts of British commerce.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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