Naser Maleknia

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Naser Maleknia (in Persian: ناصر ملك نيا; died 15 June 2007) was a pioneering Iranian clinical biochemist and a distinguished professor of Tehran University.[http://www2.irna.ir/fa/news/view/line-207/8604190884112501.htm Irna]

Maleknia studied chemical engineering and principles of medicine in the USA then moved to France where he studied medicine and take PHD degree in biochemistry and started research activities on clinical biochemistry.[http://www.jazirehdanesh.com/page.php?slct_pg_id=575&sid=19&slc_lang=fa جزيره دانش - دانش‌نامه- - ملك‌نيا، ناصر] He became a full professor of biochemistry and a director of the department of Biochemistry at Tehran University.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

Maleknia was an inspiring and dedicated teacher of biochemistry who trained several generations of Iranian physicians.http://publicrelations.tums.ac.ir/announcements/detail.asp?announcementID=128 {{Dead link|date=July 2022}}

Professor Naser Maleknia died on 15 June 2007 in Tehran.[http://diglib.tums.ac.ir/pub/magmng/pdf/4030.pdf Mani et al. Acta Medica Iranica 2007;45(4):245-250]