Mohammad Ali Zolfigol, born in 1966 in Salehabad (Ashtian-Arak). He earned his B.Sc. from Arak University, his M.Sc. from Isfahan University of Technology under the supervision of Prof. Shadpour Mallakpour, and his Ph.D. from Shiraz University with Prof. Nasser Iranpoor and Prof. Habib Frouzabadi as supervisor and advisor, respectively. Zolfigol has been a faculty member of Bu-Ali Sina University since 1997 and was promoted to Professor in 2005. He has received several awards and recognitions for his exceptional contributions to the field of chemistry, including the 21st International Khwarizmi Festival and COMSTEC awards in 2008, the Allameh Tabataba'i's award of Iran National Elites Foundation in 2015, and recognition as a distinguished researcher by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran in 2001 and as a distinguished lecturer in 2015. From 2007 until now, Zolfigol has served as the General Secretary of the Chemical Society of Iran, and he was also the President of Bu-Ali Sina University from 2008 to 2013. Since 2021, he has appointed as minister of science, research and technology ministry. Zolfigol's research focuses on developing new synthetic methods by synthesizing and applying novel reagents, catalysts, ionic liquids, and silica-based resins in chemical processes.