Basit Igtet (born 24 September 1970) is a Zurich-based entrepreneur and

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

n 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

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(NTC) on 4 September 2011.

Career

In 2004, Igtet formed Swiss International Management AG which provides business services to the

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Work with Libya

In 2010 Igtet founded the Independent Libya Foundation (ILF) together with New York-based businessman Adam M. Hock. In March 2011, he hosted General

Abdul Fatah Younis Abdul Fatah Younis Al-Obeidi (; ar, عبد الفتاح يونس, sometimes transliterated ''Fattah Younis'' or ''Fattah Younes'' or ''Fatah Younes''; 1944 – 28 July 2011) was a senior military officer in Libya. He held the rank of major gene ...

, former Interior Minister of Libya (under the Gaddafi government), turned leader of the rebel armed forces in the EU capital. On 14 June 2011, he met with the president of

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at the Palace of the Herons (

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) to lobby for official recognition of the NTC. On 4 September 2011, Igtet was appointed as Special Envoy to the Libyan

for humanitarian aid from the area of

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and

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. On 19 November 2011, Igtet organized an ILF delegation in

Benghazi Benghazi () , ; it, Bengasi; tr, Bingazi; ber, Bernîk, script=Latn; also: ''Bengasi'', ''Benghasi'', ''Banghāzī'', ''Binghāzī'', ''Bengazi''; grc, Βερενίκη (''Berenice'') and ''Hesperides''., group=note (''lit. Son of he Ghazi ...

, Libya to present strategies for rebel re-integration.

Philanthropy

He sponsored one show at La Comédie Française at Paris in 2012.

Personal life

He is married to

Sara Bronfman Sara Rosner Bronfman (born 1976) is the daughter of the billionaire former Seagram chairman Edgar Bronfman Sr. Bronfman was a leading funder and a member of the leadership team for the controversial multi-level marketing company and cult NXIVM, a ...

, daughter of billionaire

Edgar Bronfman, Sr. Edgar Miles Bronfman (born June 20, 1929 – December 21, 2013) was a Canadian-American businessman. He worked for his family's distilled beverage firm, Seagram, eventually becoming president, treasurer and CEO. As president of the World Jewish ...

; they have one daughter.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Igtet, Basit 1970 births Living people People from Benghazi Libyan emigrants to Switzerland Libyan businesspeople Bronfman family