Mohammad Javad Tondguyan

Mohammad Javad Bagher Tondguyan (; 16 June 1950 – 16 December 1991) 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 and he was freed in the 16 December 1991 after 11 years of captivity but immediately killed By Iraqi forces.

Early life and education Tondguyan was born in Tehran on 16 June 1950. The association hosted Ali Shariati, one of the philosophical and political leaders of the Islamic revolution, as a speaker during the 1960s and 1970s. His successor as the minister of oil was Mohammad Gharazi.

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. His deputy and a ministry official were also captured with him. They were reportedly taken to Baghdad.

In October 1990, the Iraqi officials stated that he committed suicide two years after his captivity. In November 1990, his wife and father denied this report. Tondguyan's body was delivered by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Iran government in 1991. The committee reported that he died of torture after eleven years of detention in Iraqi prisons.

Personal life Tondguyan was married and had four children. As of 2018 his son, Mohammad Mehdi, was a member of the Tehran City Council.