Basit Igtet | |
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Libya Switzerland |
Spouse | Sara Bronfman |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Edgar Bronfman, Sr. (father-in-law) |
Basit Igtet (born 24 September 1970) is a Zurich-based entrepreneur and Libyan national who has founded several companies in various sectors. In 2011, he worked to support the Libyan revolution through international lobbying and was consequently appointed as a Special Envoy to the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) on 4 September 2011. [1]
In 2004, Igtet formed Swiss International Management AG [2] which provides business services to the State of Qatar.
In 2010, Igtet founded the Independent Libya Foundation (ILF) together with New York-based businessman Adam M. Hock. [3]
In March 2011, he hosted General Abdul Fatah Younis, former Interior Minister of Libya (under the Gaddafi government), turned leader of the rebel armed forces, in the EU capital. [4]
On 14 June 2011, he met with the president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, at the Palace of the Herons ( Palacio de las Garzas) to lobby for official recognition of the NTC. [5][ better source needed]
On 4 September 2011, Igtet was appointed as Special Envoy to the Libyan National Transitional Council for humanitarian aid from the area of North America and South America. [1]
On 19 November 2011, Igtet organized an ILF delegation in Benghazi, Libya to present strategies for rebel re-integration. [6]
He sponsored one show at La Comédie Française at Paris in 2012. [7]
Igtet is married to Sara Bronfman, daughter of billionaire Edgar Bronfman, Sr.; they have one daughter. [8]
Basit Igtet | |
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Born | |
Nationality |
Libya Switzerland |
Spouse | Sara Bronfman |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Edgar Bronfman, Sr. (father-in-law) |
Basit Igtet (born 24 September 1970) is a Zurich-based entrepreneur and Libyan national who has founded several companies in various sectors. In 2011, he worked to support the Libyan revolution through international lobbying and was consequently appointed as a Special Envoy to the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) on 4 September 2011. [1]
In 2004, Igtet formed Swiss International Management AG [2] which provides business services to the State of Qatar.
In 2010, Igtet founded the Independent Libya Foundation (ILF) together with New York-based businessman Adam M. Hock. [3]
In March 2011, he hosted General Abdul Fatah Younis, former Interior Minister of Libya (under the Gaddafi government), turned leader of the rebel armed forces, in the EU capital. [4]
On 14 June 2011, he met with the president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, at the Palace of the Herons ( Palacio de las Garzas) to lobby for official recognition of the NTC. [5][ better source needed]
On 4 September 2011, Igtet was appointed as Special Envoy to the Libyan National Transitional Council for humanitarian aid from the area of North America and South America. [1]
On 19 November 2011, Igtet organized an ILF delegation in Benghazi, Libya to present strategies for rebel re-integration. [6]
He sponsored one show at La Comédie Française at Paris in 2012. [7]
Igtet is married to Sara Bronfman, daughter of billionaire Edgar Bronfman, Sr.; they have one daughter. [8]