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Kamal Foroughi
British-Iranian businessman (1939–2024)
Kamal Foroughi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kamal Foroughi (1939-09-03)September 3, 1939 Iran |
| Died | 3 June 2024 (aged 84) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom, Iran |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Imprisonment in Iran |
Kamal Foroughi (Persian: کمال فروغی) 3 September 1939 – 3 June 2024[1])[2] was a British-Iranian businessman who was imprisoned in Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran.
He is the oldest hostage of all time ever recorded in the world’s hostage history. Iranian authorities arrested him in May 2011 while he was 72 year old and living in Tehran as a consultant for the Malaysian national oil and gas company Petronas.
In 2013, he was sentenced to eight years in prison, seven for espionage and an additional year for possessing alcohol in his home.
Bio
Foroughi moved to Britain from Iran in the 1970s.[3] He has two children.[4]
Arrest and imprisonment in Iran
On 14 October