Mohammad Ali Zolfigol

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol (Persian: محمدعلی زلفی‌گل; born February 2, 1966) is an Iranian professor of chemistry and former Minister of Science, Research and Technology from 2021 to 2024. He was the President of Bu-Ali Sina University from August 2, 2008 to June 8, 2014. He is also a permanent member of the Academy of Sciences of Iran.^[1] In 2022 Zolfigol had four of his research publications retracted by the Royal Society of Chemistry because of concerns regarding the authenticity of chemicals used in the published studies and the reproducibility of the experiments.^[2][3][4]

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol
محمدعلی زلفی‌گل
Zolfigol in 2022
Minister of Science, Research and Technology
In office 25 August 2021 – 21 August 2024
President	Ebrahim Raisi Mohammad Mokhber (acting)
Preceded by	Mansour Gholami
Succeeded by	Hossein Simaee Sarraf
President of Bu-Ali Sina University
In office 2 August 2008 – 8 June 2014
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Ardeshir Khazaei
Succeeded by	Mansour Gholami
Personal details
Born	(1966-02-02) 2 February 1966 (age 59) Ashtian, Imperial State of Iran