Alireza Nurbakhsh

Alireza Nurbakhsh (; 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.

Under his leadership, the Nimatullahi Sufi Order expanded its charitable initiatives by establishing programs in each center through the Sufi Service Committee to support the social and economic needs of local communities.

Life Nurbakhsh was born in a small town near Bam, in 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, as well as to the expansion of charitable activities around the world. 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. Selected articles/lectures In 1988, Alireza Nurbakhsh became the editor-in-chief of Sufi Journal in English and Persian. Among his published works and lectures are writings on diverse aspects of Sufism, mysticism, and spiritual thought and practice:

The Nimatullahi Order Love's Disciple: Some Recollections About Mr. Kobari Bayazidian Sufism: Annihilation without Ritual The Meaning of Surrender The Master-Disciple Relationship Revisited The Experience of Nothingness Divine Love Friendship Silence, the Breath Is Precious Caring for Others: Sufism and Altruism The Illusion of Self Spiritual Yearning Perspectives on Climate Change Detachment The Spiritual Guide Devotion The Limit of Reason and the Practice of Sufism Climate Change A Case for Contentment Truth Matters The Experience of Beauty and the Sublime The Nature of the Sacred Knowledge of the Self Dream Interpretation Beyond Us Versus Them Lessons from the Pandemic Appearance and Reality Fairness Intimacy with God Love in the Midst of Human Suffering Sufism, Love and Mindfulness Sufism and the Way of Blame Unity of Being Changing One's Self through Changing One's Perspective The Qualities of a Friend Tribalism and Sufism Devotion as the Path of Self-Purification Inner Peace: The Path to Equanimity

Poems Alireza Nurbakhsh’s poetry collection (Divan), titled Love in the Ruins , was published in Persian in 2025. Selected poems translated into English are listed below: Love in the Ruins - Composed May 2023 - Banbury, UK The Cupbearer - Composed June 2017 - Banbury, UK Idol Breaker - Composed December 2016 - Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Love for the Friend - Composed June 2016 - London, UK