Alireza Nurbakhsh
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Alireza Nurbakhsh (Persian: علیرضا نوربخش; born 12 August 1955) is the present Master (pir) of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order. He assumed this position after the death of his father, Javad Nurbakhsh on October 10, 2008. [1] [2] [3]
Under his leadership, the Nimatullahi Sufi Order expanded its charitable initiatives by establishing programs in each center through the Sufi Service Committee [4] to support the social and economic needs of local communities.
Nurbakhsh was born in a small town near Bam, the capital city of Kerman province in Iran. His family moved to Tehran when he was two years old. He lived in the Nimatullahi Khanqah (Sufi Center) in Tehran until he left Iran for United States in 1977,[3] to pursue a PhD in philosophy. After receiving his degree, Nurbakhsh moved to London where he studied and practiced law. Following more than twenty years of legal practice in London, he retired in 2023 to devote his full time, energy, and efforts to writing on Sufism and mysticism,[5][6][7][8] as well as to the expansion of charitable activities around the world.[4]
Education
After graduating from Alborz High School in 1973, Nurbakhsh attended Tehran's Melli University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy. He continued his post graduate studies at University of Wisconsin, Madison and received a PhD in philosophy in 1988. In London he returned to school and received a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (CPE) and completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the University of Law in London.[1][9]