Tran Trong Duyet

Trần Trọng Duyệt (; 1933 – 27 August 2025) was a Vietnamese prison warden and colonel. He was a jailer and chief warden of Hỏa Lò Prison from 1967 to 1973. In 2008, he endorsed John McCain's bid in the presidential election.

In 1949, Trọng Duyệt joined the Youth for National Salvation unit in Hữu Nam commune. A year after, he became a soldier and took part in combat operations against French colonial forces during the liberation of Thái Bình. Following the restoration of peace in North Vietnam in 1954, he attended the Military Command School of the Tả Ngân Military Region and was subsequently assigned to Regiment 50 of that region.

After the handover of American prisoners under the Paris Peace Accords, he participated in the Bình Trị Thiên campaign, the Battle of Buôn Ma Thuột, and the campaign for the capture of Saigon. Following Vietnam's reunification, he served in the and later undertook international assignments in Cambodia. After returning to Vietnam, he became Chief of Political Affairs of the Navy General Staff, a position he held until his retirement in 1994.