Pir Zia Inayat-Khan is a scholar and teacher of Sufism in the lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat-Khan. He received his B.A. (Hons.) in Persian Literature from the London School of Oriental and African Studies, and his Ph.D. in Religion from Duke University. Pir Zia is president of the Sufi Order International and founder of the Suluk Academy, a school of contemplative study with branches in the United States and Europe. He is founder of the interspiritual institute Seven Pillars of the House of Wisdom.