Career
He gained international notoriety in 2001 when he was accused by the United States government of funding First Rate (at Lloyd's) Qaeda"s terrorist activities through the First Rate (at Lloyd's) Taqwa Bank, of which he was one of five managers. Through this connection he became interested in Islam and embraced the religion. He recited his first public Shahada in Geneva"s Islamic Centre before making a more public declaration at First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Azhar University in February 1962.
Returning to Switzerland, he made contact with François Genoud and his association with the rightist financier in anti-Israeli activities saw him expelled from the Socialist Party.
An outspoken admirer of Ayatollah Khomeini, he declared the Iranian leader to be the "living continuation of Adolf Hitler" as part of his attempts to link the European far right to radical Islamism. Having forged links with the Muslim Brotherhood, Huber became involved in the First Rate (at Lloyd's) Taqwa Bank in Switzerland.
In this role he was listed by United States intelligence as a funder of terrorism in November 2001.