What is Noor Ali Tabandeh?
[[File:Dr Tabandeh.jpg|right|200px]] '''Noor Ali Tabandeh''' ({{lang-fa|نورعلی تابنده}}, 13 October 1927 – 24 December 2019) also known by the title '''Majzoub Ali Shah''', was the spiritual leader or ''[[Qutb]]'' of the [[Ni'matullahi]] (Sultan Ali Shahi) Gonabadi Order in Iran, which is the largest [[Sufi order]] in Iran.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/551e5dd14.html|title=Iran: Information about the Gonabadi dervishes, including their origin, history in Iran, leaders, ideology, practice; and the treatment of dervishes and their family members by society and authorities in Iran, including whether dervishes can practice their faith in Iran (1965-2014)|publisher=The UN Refugee Agency, Refworld, 23 September 2014}}</ref> He was born in Beydokht, [[Gonabad]], Iran. He was known for his support of human and social rights of Iranians and was under [[house arrest]] because of his activism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/iran-gonabadi-dervishes-long-history-persecution-180227193000395.html|title=Iran's Gonabadi Dervishes: A 'long history' of persecution|publisher=Aljazeera, 27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/03/15/iran-crackdown-dervish-minority|title=Iran: Crackdown on Dervish Minority|date=15 March 2018 |publisher=Human Rights Watch, 15 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kayhanlife.com/people/the-gonabadi-dervishes-gnostics-royal-advisors-political-and-religious-adversaries/|title=The Gonabadi Dervishes: Gnostics, Royal Advisors, Political and Religious Adversaries|date=20 March 2018 |publisher=Kayhan Life, 20 March 2018}}</ref> Tabandeh died on 24 December 2019 at a [[Tehran]] hospital of an illness at the age of 92.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-50901009 نورعلی تابنده، قطب دراویش گنابادی درگذشت] {{in lang|fa}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tabandeh, Noor Ali}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Iranian human rights activists]] [[Category:Iranian Isla