Emanuel Melik-Aslanian (Persian: امانوئل ملیک آصلانیان, Armenian: Էմանուէլ Մելիք- Ասլանեան; 1915 – 14 July 2003) was an Armenian-Iranian composer, classical music theorist and pianist.

His teacher during this period was the famous pianist and composer Conrad Ansorge, who was himself a student of Franz Liszt.

[6] After graduating from the Hamburg Conservatory with a degree in piano, he traveled to Berlin with the intention of learning the scientific methods of composing and conducting an orchestra at the city's Higher School of Music.

[8] Emanuel benefited greatly from Hindemith's teachings and returned to Iran at the end of his composing career.

[5] Malik Aslanian's first works, written for the piano, are an attempt to find a structure that is compatible with the characteristics of national music while adhering to international standards.