A powerful Dubai business executive exchanged crude, sexually explicit messages with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein — including graphic boasts about encounters with women.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman and CEO of DP World, bragged in a September 2015 note about a tryst with a foreign exchange student: “She got engaged but now she back with me … The best sex I ever had amazing body.”
The correspondence, released in Justice Department records, also included sexual references, nude images and discussions of encounters.
Epstein and bin Sulayem exchanged messages for more than a decade after the disgraced financier’s 2008 conviction and jail sentence for soliciting a minor for prostitution.
In several emails, bin Sulayem repeatedly discussed visiting Little St. James, Epstein’s private Caribbean island that federal prosecutors alleged was used for sex trafficking.
Images seized by federal investigators show bin Sulayem photographed on the island, according to Bloomberg News.
Bin Sulayem also played a role in Epstein’s acquisition of both Caribbean islands.
When Epstein was blocked from buying Great St. James because of his 2008 conviction, a Virgin Islands–registered company listing bin Sulayem as its beneficial owner purchased the island in 2016, according to documents and reporting cited by Bloomberg News.
Later emails show bin Sulayem was aware Epstein owned both Great St. James and nearby Little St. James, and he even promoted Epstein’s plans to develop the properties as a private resort for his “customers and friends.”
Bin Sulayem, who helped engineer Dubai’s rise as a global trade and logistics hub, is considered one of the most powerful figures in the United Arab Emirates, Bloomberg noted.
Born into a prominent Emirati family with deep ties to Dubai’s ruling establishment, he rose through the state apparatus to become chairman and CEO of DP World, one of the world’s largest port operators.
He built his fortune and influence through state-backed development, running key pillars of Dubai’s economy including the Jebel Ali Port, Dubai World and property giant Nakheel, which developed landmark projects like the Palm Islands.
His empire spans ports, logistics, real estate, hotels and global investments.
The Post has sought comment from DP World. Bin Sulayem didn’t answer Bloomberg’s requests for comment.
The revelations come as the DOJ has released millions of pages of previously unseen documents tied to Epstein, including emails, photos and records seized during criminal investigations.
The disclosures have peeled back new details about his long-running relationships with powerful figures in business, politics and finance, long after his 2008 conviction for procuring a minor for prostitution.
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