Mohammad Ali Zolfigol

{{Short description|Iranian Chemist}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mohammad Ali Zolfigol

| image = Zolfigol 2022 (cropped).jpeg

| caption = Zolfigol in 2022

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|2|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ashtian, Imperial State of Iran

| nationality = Iranian

| office = Minister of Science, Research and Technology

| term_start = 25 August 2021

| term_end = 21 August 2024

| president = Ebrahim Raisi
Mohammad Mokhber (acting)

| predecessor = Mansour Gholami

| successor = Hossein Simaee Sarraf

| office1 = President of Bu-Ali Sina University

| term_start1 = 2 August 2008

| term_end1 = 8 June 2014

| president1 = Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

| predecessor1 = Ardeshir Khazaei

| successor1 = Mansour Gholami

| awards =

| native_name_lang = fa

| native_name = {{nobold|محمدعلی زلفی‌گل}}

}}

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol ({{langx|fa|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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irna.ir/news/85243912/%DB%B1%DB%B7-%D8%B9%D8%B6%D9%88-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85-%DA%86%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF|title=۱۷ عضو جدید فرهنگستان علوم چه کسانی هستند؟|date=October 1, 2023|website=ایرنا}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Marcus |first1=Adam |title=Iran's science minister earns four retractions |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2022/10/25/irans-science-minister-earns-four-retractions/#more-125907 |website=Retraction Watch |date=25 October 2022 |publisher=Center for Scientific Integrity |access-date=2022-10-26}}{{cite journal |last1=Fisher |first1=Laura |title=Retraction: Design of 1-methylimidazolium tricyanomethanide as the first nanostructured molten salt and its catalytic application in the condensation reaction of various aromatic aldehydes, amides and β-naphthol compared with tin dioxide nanoparticles |journal=RSC Advances |year=2022 |volume=12 |issue=42 |page=27212 |publisher=Royal Society of Chemistry |doi=10.1039/D2RA90090D |pmid=36283020 |pmc=9510903 |s2cid=96078168 |doi-access=free }}{{cite web |title=Retraction Watch Database |url=http://retractiondatabase.org/RetractionSearch.aspx#?auth%3dZolfigol%252c%2bMohammad%2bAli |website=Retraction Watch |publisher=Center for Scientific Integrity |access-date=2022-10-26}}