Former French minister Lang resigns from Arab World Institute over Epstein ties
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 7, 2026
1 min readLast updated: February 7, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 7, 2026
1 min readLast updated: February 7, 2026
Jack Lang resigns as president of the Arab World Institute due to ties with Jeffrey Epstein, as announced by the French Foreign Affairs ministry.
PARIS, Feb X (Reuters) - Jack Lang, a former French culture minister under President Francois Mitterrand, has resigned as president of the Arab World Institute, the French Foreign Affairs ministry said on Saturday, a decision taken under pressure over Lang's ties to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Pineau; Writing by Gianluca Lo Nostro; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)
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