Javad Nurbakhsh

Javad Nurbakhsh
(Nūr 'Ali Shāh)
Born(1926-12-10)10 December 1926
Kerman, Iran
Died10 October 2008(2008-10-10) (aged 81)
Occupation(s)Sufi Master, psychiatrist, hospital director, writer
SpouseParvaneh Daneshvar Nurbakhsh
Children3 sons, 2 daughters
Websitewww.nimatullahi.org

Javad Nurbakhsh (Persian: جواد نوربخش; 10 December 1926 – 10 October 2008) was the Master (pir) of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order from 1953 until his death. He was also a psychiatrist and a successful writer in the fields of both psychiatry and Sufi mysticism.