Noor-Ali Tabandeh
Noor Ali Tabandeh | |
|---|---|
Tabandeh in October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Tabandeh (Mahboub Ali Shah) |
| Succeeded by | Alireza Jazbi (Sabet Ali Shah) |
| Title | Majzoub Ali Shah II |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 13 October 1927 |
| Died | 24 December 2019 (aged 92) |
| Resting place | Sultani Tomb, Bidokht |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Tariqa | Gonabadi |
| Creed | Dervish |
Noor-Ali Tabandeh (also known by the title Majzoub Ali Shah; Persian: نورعلی تابنده, 13 October 1927 – 24 December 2019) was the spiritual leader or Qutb of the Ni'matullah (Sultan Ali Shahi) Gonabadi Order in Iran (Gonabadi Dervishes), which is the largest Sufi order in Iran. He was born in Beydokht, Gonabad, Iran and died in Mehr Hospital in Tehran on 24 December 2019 after two years of house arrest.
During his time within the Ministry of Justice and working as an attorney, Tabandeh made considerable efforts to support the human and social rights of Iranians, for which he was imprisoned and suffered numerous persecutions. Since the 2018 crackdown of the regime on followers of the Gonabadi order, he was held under house arrest by the authorities.