PRIME MINISTER Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has firmly denied any connection to the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein after learning that his name had been cited in email correspondence linked to the high-profile United States investigation.
In a post on X, Anwar said he had only become aware that an external party had sought a meeting and had referred to him in emails associated with the Epstein case.
“Just today I found out that some outsiders wanted to meet and even ‘dropped’ my name in emails related to the Epstein case,” he wrote in a statement on his social media accounts.
He stressed that the reference did not imply any relationship or engagement on his part, adding: “Praise be to Allah, for the past dozen years as stated in the email, I have had absolutely no connection with any of the parties exchanging those emails, especially Epstein.”
In a lighter aside, Anwar signalled that he did not intend to dwell on the matter further. “Alright, I’m going to continue sightseeing in Johor Bahru,” he said, referring to his current visit to the southern state capital.
The prime minister also appended the hashtag #DoneExplain to his post, indicating that he considered the issue settled.
Anwar’s remarks followed calls by Armada Bersatu, the youth wing of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, for him to clarify allegations that he had interacted, directly or indirectly, with Epstein or with individuals named in documents released by the US Department of Justice.
The documents, often referred to as the Epstein Files, were made public as part of the DOJ’s transparency efforts in its investigation into Epstein, a convicted financier who was accused of operating a global network of sexual abuse and trafficking of minors before his death in 2019.
Anwar said he was unaware until now that his name had appeared in any correspondence linked to the case and reiterated that there was no involvement on his part, despite renewed online attention following the release of the emails. - February 2, 2026
