Tata Steel veteran and its former MD Jamshed J. Irani passed away on Monday at 10 pm in TMH, Jamshedpur. He was 86.
Irani was associated with Tata Steel for 43 years. He retired from the board of Tata Steel in June 2011.
He is survived by his wife Daisy Irani and his three children, Zubin, Niloufer and Tanaaz.
Besides Tata Steel and Tata Sons, Irani also served as a Director of several Tata Group companies, including Tata Motors and Tata Teleservices. He was the National President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 1992-93.
He was conferred several honors, including his appointment as an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1996 and an Honorary Knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for his contributions to Indo-British Trade and Co-operation.
In 2004, the Government of India appointed Irani as the Chairman of the Expert Committee for the formation of the new Companies Act of India.
He was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 2007 for his contribution to the industry. He was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Government of India in 2008 as an acknowledgment of his services in the area of metallurgy.
