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Sayyid Ali Tirmizi Pir Baba
پیر بابا
Buner Mazar of Pir Baba
Title	Syed Ali Tirmizi
Personal life
Born	Syed Ali Tirmizi Around 908 Hijri, 1502 A.D. Fergana, Uzbekistan
Died	Around Rajab 991 Hijri, 1583 A.D. Buner
Resting place	Pacha Killay Buner, Pakistan
Nationality	Arab, Uzbek, Persian
Notable work(s)	Spreading Islam
Other names	Pir Baba
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Order	Chisti Order
Movement	Established Islam Among Yusufzai Pashtuns and Pashtuns
Muslim leader
Teacher	Syed Ahmad Noor ,Sheikh Saalaar Roomi
Period in office	900-1000 Hijri
Successor	Akhund Darweza
Disciple of	Salaar Roomi
Students Syed Mustafa ,Akhoondzada; Dewana, Hisar and other
Website	http://www.pirbaba.org/

Sayyid Ali Tirmizi (Pashto: سيد علي ترمذي), more commonly known as Pir Baba (پير بابا), was a Sufi Pir who settled in Buner in present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. There, he lived among the Yusufzai Pashtuns.

He was a Naqvi Syed, probably born in 908 AH (1502 CE), in Fergana (present-day Uzbekistan), of Sayyid descent. He died in AH 991 (1583 CE).^[1] He and his disciple Akhun Darweza Baba had major differences with Pir Roshan regarding his 'Roshnai Movement'. Hazrat Pir Baba was a stalwart of the Naqshbandi Sufi order, which emphasised strict adherence to Shariah of Islam. He and his disciple Akhun Darweza baba saw Pir Roshan's teachings as a deviation from the path of prophet Mhammad and the consensus of scholars. Moreover, they were aligned with the existing social and tribal hierarchy. Their influence was strong among the powerful pashtun tribes, like the yousafzai. They advocated for a society based on traditional Pashtun codes(Pakhtunwali) as interpreted through the lens of orthodox sunni Islam. On the other hand, Pir Roshan challenged the existing hierarchical structure and traditions of Pashtun society. His movement was deeply egalitarian and anti-establishment. It was inherently a militant and political movement, declaring a war on established pashtun traditions and a rebellion against the Mughal Rule. Hazrat Pir Baba and Akhun Darweza baba had theological differences with Pir Roshan's teachings. They saw his teachings a dangerous innovation(bid'ah). The Mughal fought him because he challenged their rule.

Baba's grave and shrine is in Pacha Killay village in the mountainous Buner District of present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.^[2][3]

In 2009, the Sufi shrine of Pir Baba was closed down by Taliban militants^[4] temporarily.

• Pir Baba site