Mohammad Ali Zolfigol

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Mohammad Ali Zolfigol
Zolfigol in 2022
Minister of Science, Research and Technology
Assumed office
25 August 2021
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Preceded byMansour Gholami
President of Bu-Ali Sina University
In office
2 August 2008 – 8 June 2014
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byArdeshir Khazaei
Succeeded byMansour Gholami
Personal details
Born (1966-02-02) 2 February 1966 (age 58)
Imperial State of Iran

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol (Persian: محمدعلی زلفی‌گل; February 2, 1966) is an Iranian professor of chemistry and current Minister of Science, Research and Technology, since August 25, 2021. 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]

References

  1. ^ https://www.irna.ir/news/85243912
  2. ^ Marcus, Adam (25 October 2022). "Iran's science minister earns four retractions". Retraction Watch. Center for Scientific Integrity. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  3. S2CID 96078168
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  4. ^ "Retraction Watch Database". Retraction Watch. Center for Scientific Integrity. Retrieved 2022-10-26.

External links

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