Basit Igtet
Basit Igtet is a Zurich-based entrepreneur and Libyan 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 National Transitional Council on 4 September 2011.
Career
In 2004, Igtet formed Swiss International Management AG which provides business services to the State of Qatar.Work with Libya
In 2010, Igtet founded the Independent Libya Foundation together with New York-based businessman Adam M. Hock.In March 2011, he hosted General Abdul Fatah Younis, former Interior Minister of Libya, turned leader of the rebel armed forces, in the EU capital.
On 14 June 2011, he met with the president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, at the Palace of the Herons to lobby for official recognition of the NTC.
On 4 September 2011, Igtet was appointed as Special Envoy to the Libyan National Transitional Council for humanitarian aid from the area of North and South America.
On 19 November 2011, Igtet organized an ILF delegation in Benghazi, Libya to present strategies for rebel re-integration.