Bin Sulayem has been in his current role with DP World for over 42 years. In 2023, DP World recorded $18.3 billion in revenues, assets of $44.7 billion, and 95 million TEUs in its global capacity. As of July 2024, it had 430 business units in over 75 countries. DP World completed an expansion project at the Port of Callao in Peru for $400 million in June 2024, to boost container handling capacity by 80%. Bin Sulayem has also been chairman of the Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation since 2001. He was the founding chairman of the Jebel Ali Free Zone in 1985 and he also helped establish the developer Nakheel.