Steel Man of India J.J. Irani passes away at 86

Irani was associated with Tata Steel for over four decades

Tata Steel veteran and its former MD Jamshed J. Irani passed away on October 31, 2022, at 10 p.m. at TMH, Jamshedpur, Tata Steel said in a statement. He was 86.

He is survived by his wife Daisy Irani and his three children, Zubin, Niloufer and Tanaaz.

Irani was associated with Tata Steel for 43 years. He retired from the board of Tata Steel in June 2011.

He will be remembered as a visionary leader who led Tata Steel from the forefront during India’s economic liberalisation in the early 1990s and contributed to the growth and development of the steel industry in India.

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.