Daniel Siad
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1957 (age 68–69)[1]
Daniel Siad | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Amar Siad 1957 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Other names | Amar Siad, Siad Amar[2] |
| Citizenship | Sweden, France, Algeria[3] |
| Occupation | Model scout |
Daniel Siad (Arabic: دانيال سياد; born Daniel Amar Siad) is a Swedish-French[4] modeling scout with Jewish origins. He describes himself as jew.[5][6][7][8] He has been identified in declassified United States Department of Justice documents as a scout and recruiter of young women and girls for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's network.[9][10] Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel identified Siad to investigators as a "scout or recruiter of girls and/or women for Jeffrey Epstein."[8] Siad worked under "What’s Up Management" modeling agency.[11]
Siad has also been reported as a former fashion photographer, project manager for a Russian fashion television channel, and financial consultant, with residences in Stockholm and ties to Paris and Barcelona.[12][13][14] As of February 2026, he has not been charged in relation to Epstein's crimes.[10] In February 2026, former Swedish model Ebba P. Karlsson accused Siad of raping her in the swimming pool of a villa in Cannes, France in 1990. Karlsson filed a complaint with the Paris prosecutor's office for rape and trafficking against Siad.[15]
Siad was born in Algeria, he immigrated to Sweden in 1980. He has described himself as a Jewish Berber, and has often framed his personal trajectory through that heritage. After settling in Sweden, he became active within Amazigh and Jewish diaspora networks and cultural circles, maintaining close ties to these community.
From 2017 to 2020, he was appointed as the diplomatic representative of the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylia (MAK) in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. He left the movement after being mentioned in the Epstein files.[16][17] He is also mentioned as a speaker at a CMA conference in 2018, and presented on that occasion as a diplomat and activist committed to Amazigh culture, language, and identity.[18][better source needed]