Ali Ghaleb Himmat (; born 16 June 1938 in Damascus, Syria) is an Italian businessman who lives in Campione d'Italia, Italy, near Youssef Nada.Frappierende 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
Personal life
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Himmat and Nada lived in the United States."Capitalism's Achilles heel: dirty money and how to renew the free-market system" Raymond W. Baker, Verlag John Wiley and Sons, 2005. . Page 125 in Google books [broken link] In 1990 he received Italian citizenship.Women, equality and Islam: Rethinking the faith to meet the expectations of modern man Samir Khalil Samir, AsiaNews 03/02/2010
His daughter Huda Himmat was deputy chair of the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organizations (FEMYSO).
Business activities
Himmat was managing director and co-founder of al Taqwa Bank, a company founded in Lugano in 1988.Brothers at bay – Egypt's government battles with the Muslim Brotherhood The Economist 17. April 2008
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. From 1973 to 2002 Himmat ran the Islamic Community of Germany (IGD). IGD Webseite.Guter Muslim Beat Balzli, Der Spiegel 46/2001, 12 November 2001 Ibrahim El-Zayat, a former shareholder of the al Taqwa Bank, succeeded Himmat as Chairman of the IGD.Wendiger Weltmann Andrea Brandt, Der Spiegel Spezial 2/2008, 25 March 2008
Accusations of criminal activity In early 2005, Al Taqwa Bank was accused of supporting al Qaeda.Verdacht gegen Al Taqwa nicht erhärtet swissinfo 2 June 2005Nada scagionato Telegiornale, swissinfo.ch 1 June 2005 In 2005 the Attorney General of Switzerland canceled the criminal proceedings against the two Al Taqwa leaders Youssef Nada and Ghaleb Himmat.
Himmat was removed from the UNSCR 1267 sanctions list on 10 August 2009.
In April 2008 an Egyptian military court sentenced Himmat in absentia to ten years in prison for money laundering and supporting a banned organization.Egyptian Brethren appear in court BBC, 4 June 2007Egypt: Military Court Convicts Opposition Leaders Human Rights Watch 15 April 2008 On 26 July 2012, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi pardoned Himmat along with other Muslim Brotherhood officials sentenced by the Mubarak regime.
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