Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh
Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh is the present Master of the Nimatullahi Order. With the passing of his father, Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, he assumed the position of leadership of the Nimatullahi Order on October 10, 2008, according to the wishes and written request of his father. His Sufi sobriquet is Reza Ali Shah.
Alireza Nurbakhsh was born in August 12, 1955 in a small town near Bam, Iran. He moved to Tehran with his parents when he was two years old and lived in Tehran khaniqah until he left Iran in 1977. He graduated from Alborz High School in 1973 and after completing his BA in philosophy at Melli University, went to University of Wisconsin, Madison for post graduate studies and received his PhD in philosophy in 1988.
