Ali Ghaleb Himmat
Himmat, Ali Ghaleb | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1938-06-16) 16 June 1938 Damascus, Syria |
| Occupation | Businessperson |
Ali Ghaleb Himmat (Arabic: علي غالب همت; born 16 June 1938 in Damascus, Syria) is an Italian businessman who lives in Campione d'Italia, Italy, near Youssef Nada.[1][2][3]
Personal life
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Himmat and Nada lived in the United States.[3] In 1990 he received Italian citizenship.[4]
His daughter Huda Himmat was deputy chair of the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organizations (FEMYSO).[4]
Business activities
Himmat was managing director and co-founder of al Taqwa Bank, a company founded in Lugano in 1988.[3][5]
Religious activities
According to Ian Denis Johnson, author of the book A Mosque in Munich, Himmat is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe.[1] From 1973 to 2002 Himmat ran the Islamic Community of Germany (IGD).[6][7]Ibrahim El-Zayat, a former shareholder of the al Taqwa Bank, succeeded Himmat as Chairman of the IGD.[8]
Accusations of criminal activity
In early 2005, Al Taqwa Bank was accused of supporting al Qaeda.[9][10] In 2005 the Attorney General of Switzerland canceled the criminal proceedings against the two Al Taqwa leaders Youssef Nada and Ghaleb Himmat.[9]
Himmat was removed from the UNSCR 1267 sanctions list on 10 August 2009.[11]
In April 2008 an Egyptian military court sentenced Himmat in absentia to ten years in prison for money laundering and supporting a banned organization.[12][13] On 26 July 2012, Egyptian PresidentMohamed Morsi pardoned Himmat along with other Muslim Brotherhood officials sentenced by the Mubarak regime.
References
- ^ abFrappierende Parallelen Leseprobe "Die vierte Moschee" von Ian Johnson, Internetseite der Zeitung Freitag [broken link]
- ^Commission Regulation (EC) No. 866/2003 of 19 May 2003 amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden EUR-Lex
- ^ abc"Capitalism's Achilles heel: dirty money and how to renew the free-market system" Raymond W. Baker, Verlag John Wiley and Sons, 2005. ISBN 0471644889 . Page 125 in Google books [broken link]
- ^ abWomen, equality and Islam: Rethinking the faith to meet the expectations of modern man Samir Khalil Samir, AsiaNews 03/02/2010
- ^Brothers at bay – Egypt's government battles with the Muslim BrotherhoodThe Economist 17. April 2008
- ^"Über uns". Archived from the original on 16 February 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) IGD Webseite. - ^Guter Muslim Beat Balzli, Der Spiegel 46/2001, 12 November 2001
- ^Wendiger Weltmann Andrea Brandt, Der Spiegel Spezial 2/2008, 25 March 2008
- ^ abVerdacht gegen Al Taqwa nicht erhärtetswissinfo 2 June 2005
- ^Nada scagionato Telegiornale, swissinfo.ch 1 June 2005
- ^U.N. Security Council (10 August 2009). "SC9730". Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^Egyptian Brethren appear in court BBC, 4 June 2007
- ^Egypt: Military Court Convicts Opposition LeadersHuman Rights Watch 15 April 2008
