Priit Jaagant (31 July 1972 – 17 May 2025) was an Estonian business executive. Jaagant graduated from Nõo High School in 1990 and from

Tallinn University of Technology Established in 1918, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech; ) is the only Institute of technology, technical university in Estonia. TalTech, in the capital city of Tallinn, is a university for engineering, business, public administration a ...

in 1995, majoring in construction. He was a member of the board of several companies, including the private limited company Mapri Ehitus and the non-profit organization Eesti Karate-Do Shotokai. Until 2010, he served as the chairman of the board of the public limited company Nordecon. Jaagant died with his wife along with three others on 17 May 2025 in a mid-air helicopter crash near Eura Airfield in Finland.

Mountaineering

In 1994, Jaagant took part in the first Estonian expedition to the

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(4477 m) in the

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(group leader Erika Ader), during which seven Estonian alpinists, including Priit Jaagant, climbed the classic Hörnli route to the top of the mountain.

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