Mohammad Javad Tondguyan
| Mohammad Javad Tondguyan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister of Petroleum | |
|
In office 2 September 1980 – 15 August 1981[Note 1] | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Ali Rajai |
| Preceded by | Ali Akbar Moinfar |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Gharazi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 March 1938 Tehran, Iran |
| Died |
Unknown[Note 2] Iraq |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Batoul Borhan Ashkevari |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
Petroleum University of Technology (B.Sc.) Iran Center for Management Studies (M.Sc.) |
| Religion | Islam |
Mohammad Javad Bagher Tondguyan (Persian: محمدجواد تندگویان; 22 March 1938 – ?) was an Iranian engineer and petroleum minister under Prime Minister Mohammad-Ali Rajai from 2 September to 3 November 1980 when he was captured by the Iraqi forces in November 1980 during Iran-Iraq war.
Early life and education
Tondguyan was born on 22 March 1938.[1]
He was involved in opposition movement against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1967 and was detained and interrogated by the SAVAK.[1] During this period he met Mohammad Khatami.[1]
Career
Tondguyan worked for various oil companies in Iran until the 1979 revolution. After the revolution, he was appointed deputy science minister.[1] In September 1980, he became oil minister in the cabinet of Mohammad Ali Rajai, replacing Ali Akbar Moinfar in the post.[1]
Captivity and death
Tondguyan was captured by the Iraqi forces on his tour to the fronts on the Abadan road in Khuzestan Province on 3 November 1980 at the initial phase of the Iran-Iraq war which lasted from 1980 to 1988.[2][3][4] His deputy and a ministry official were also captured with him.[5] They were reportedly taken to Baghdad.[6]
In October 1990, the Iraqi officials stated that he committed suicide two years after his captivity.[3] In November 1990, his wife and father denied this report.[2] Tondguyan's body was delivered by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the Iran government in 1991.[4] ICRC reported that he died of torture after eleven years of detention in Iraqi prisons.[4]
Personal life
Tondguyan was married and had four children.[2]
Notes
- ↑ After Tondguyan's captured, Iranian Government did not announced a replacement for him until one year. At the time of his imprisonment at Iraqi jails, Mohammad Gharazi was the acting minister.
- ↑ Date and place unclear, not any official death date and place announced by Iraqi government.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Joint Crisis: Supreme Defense Council of Iran, 1980" (PDF). Harvard Model United Nations. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Former Oil Minister's Family Appeals for His Release" (PDF). Kayhan. 5 November 1991. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Iraq Claims Captive Iranian Ex-Oil Minister Committed Suicide". Associated Press. Nicosia. 23 October 1990. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Former minister family seeks compensation from Iraqi national authority". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. Tehran. BBC. 25 December 2003. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ Shipp, Randy (6 November 1980). "Red Cross asks for report on Iran official's capture". The Christian Science Monitor. Geneva. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ Balderstone, David (4 November 1980). "Free minister, says Iran". The Age. Tehran. Retrieved 16 February 2013.