Ali Ghaleb Himmat ( ar, علي غالب همت; born 16 June 1938 in

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) is an Italian businessman who lives in

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, Italy, near

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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.
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.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

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(FEMYSO).

Business activities

Himmat was managing director and co-founder of

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, a company founded in

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in 1988.

Religious activities

According to

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, author of the book '' A Mosque in Munich'', Himmat is a member of the

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in Europe. From 1973 to 2002 Himmat ran the Islamic Community of Germany (IGD).

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, a former shareholder of the al Taqwa Bank, succeeded Himmat as Chairman of the IGD.

Accusations of criminal activity

In early 2005,

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was accused of supporting

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.Verdacht gegen Al Taqwa nicht erhärtet

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2 June 2005 In 2005 the

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canceled the criminal proceedings against the two Al Taqwa leaders

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.Egypt: Military Court Convicts Opposition Leaders

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officials sentenced by the

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regime.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Himmat, Ali Ghaleb 1938 births Italian businesspeople Italian people of Syrian descent Living people People designated by the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee