Lukhter (Luchter) Igor (Garik) Mikhaylovich (22 January 1954, Riga) — mechanic-driver.

Igor Lukhter was born into the family of workers Mikhail Alexandrovich Lukhter (1915, the village of Lukomel, Vitebsk Region, Belarus — 1966, Riga) and Khaya Nikolayevna Lukhter (née Geninson) (1915, Vitebsk). He completed Riga Secondary School No. 40 in 1971. He worked as a labourer at the printing house of the Riga Polytechnic Institute (1971) and at the specialised installation and commissioning department Latvmezhkolkhozstroy (1971–1972). He served in the Soviet Army (1972–1974, Kaliningrad and Riga). After demobilisation he again worked as a labourer at the specialised installation and commissioning department Latvmezhkolkhozstroy (1974), was an engineer in the supply department of the production association Pirmais Maijs (1975–1977), and worked as a mechanic-driver at the VAZ Special Auto Centre (1977–1979).

In marriage to Marina Lazarevna Lukhter (née Minkova) (1954, Riga) a daughter was born, Evelina Igorevna Lukhter (1975, Riga).

In 1979 Igor Lukhter received permission to emigrate to Israel, where since 1966 a relative of his wife (her grandmother’s cousin), Feiga Mikhaylovna Minkova (née Lipengolts) (1908, Riga), had been living. Later he moved to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Family members:

Mikhail Alexandrovich Lukhter (1915–1966) — father
Khaya Nikolayevna Lukhter (née Geninson) (1915) — mother
Emira Mikhaylovna Zagaratskaya (née Lukhter) (1936, Stalingrad, today Volgograd) — sister
Marina Lazarevna Lukhter (née Minkova) (1954) — wife
Evelina Igorevna Lyukhter (1975) — daughter
Feiga Mikhaylovna Minkova (née Lipengolts) (1908) — wife’s relative