Current Trustees
Mrs. Armaity Rustom Tirandaz
Longest serving Lady Chairman & second longest serving Lady Trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet.
Educational Qualification : Qualified Physiotherapist
Other associations & affiliations and offices held:
Trustee at Bombay Parsi Punchayet since 2009.
Chairman at BPP from 29/12/2020 to 03/01/2024.
Executive committee member of the Dadar Matunga Parsi Zoroastrian Association.
Executive committee member of the Patuck Poly Tech.
President of the V.D. Theosophical Lodge and a life member in the Blavatsky Lodge.
Chairman of the Ladies Committee of the Parukh Dharamshala.
Member of the Inner Wheel Club of Bombay main.
On present Board till 2027.
Executive Committee Member of SEC (School for the Education of the challenged).
Joint Honorary Secretary of the Byramji Jeejeebhoy Home.
Physiotherapist and a Social Worker.
President of the Sr. Citizens of 5 Gardens, Dadar, Wadala & Matunga.
Executive Committee Member of MEJCRA (In Dadar)
[ Mancherji Edulji Joshi Colony Residents Association ]
MRS. ARMAITY RUSTOM TIRANDAZ(Chairman)
Mrs. Armaity Rustom Tirandaz
Longest serving Lady Chairman & second longest serving Lady Trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet.
Educational Qualification : Qualified Physiotherapist
Other associations & affiliations and offices held:
Trustee at Bombay Parsi Punchayet since 2009.
Chairman at BPP from 29/12/2020 to 03/01/2024.
Executive committee member of the Dadar Matunga Parsi Zoroastrian Association.
Executive committee member of the Patuck Poly Tech.
President of the V.D. Theosophical Lodge and a life member in the Blavatsky Lodge.
Chairman of the Ladies Committee of the Parukh Dharamshala.
Member of the Inner Wheel Club of Bombay main.
On present Board till 2027.
Executive Committee Member of SEC (School for the Education of the challenged).
Joint Honorary Secretary of the Byramji Jeejeebhoy Home.
Physiotherapist and a Social Worker.
President of the Sr. Citizens of 5 Gardens, Dadar, Wadala & Matunga.
Executive Committee Member of MEJCRA (In Dadar)
[ Mancherji Edulji Joshi Colony Residents Association ]
Mr. Viraf Dinshaw Mehta
Youngest Chairman of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet
Educational Qualification :
Masters of Finance
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA.
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA.
H.S. C. through St. Xavier’s College
I.C.S. E. through St. Mary’s School (ICSE)
Work Experience:
Pashupati Advani Stock Brokers
Sales Trader
2003 – 2004
Enam Securities
Sales Trader
2004 – 2006
CLSA India Pvt. Ltd
Head of Trading
Vice-President
2006 – Present
Community Service:
Bombay Parsi Punchayet
Chairman
2015 – Present
Other Associations & Affiliations & Offices Held
Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation (ZYNG) – Founding member
World’s Largest Parsi/Irani Youth Group with over 5000 members
MR. VIRAF DINSHAW MEHTA
Mr. Viraf Dinshaw Mehta
Youngest Chairman of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet
Educational Qualification :
Masters of Finance
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA.
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA.
H.S. C. through St. Xavier’s College
I.C.S. E. through St. Mary’s School (ICSE)
Work Experience:
Pashupati Advani Stock Brokers
Sales Trader
2003 – 2004
Enam Securities
Sales Trader
2004 – 2006
CLSA India Pvt. Ltd
Head of Trading
Vice-President
2006 – Present
Community Service:
Bombay Parsi Punchayet
Chairman
2015 – Present
Other Associations & Affiliations & Offices Held
Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation (ZYNG) – Founding member
World’s Largest Parsi/Irani Youth Group with over 5000 members
Ervard Xerxes Vispi Dastur
Partner of V S Dastur & Co. Chartered Accountant and Director
Educational Qualification : Chartered Accountant
Fellow Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Passed the Final Exams for the Institute at the First Attempt before the mandatory Articleship period was over (1991-194)
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
Hansuram Rijhumal College of Commerce of Economics, Mumbai (H.R.)
First Class, (1986-191)
Indian Secondary Certificate Examination (I.C.S.E)
Greenlawns High School, Breach Candy, Mumbai
First Class (1986)
Other Associations, Affiliations and Offices Held :
Trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet.
Chairman of the Mumbai Chapter of the World Zarthusti Chamber of Commerce. (WZCC)
Board Member (India) of the World Zarthusti Chamber of Commerce. (WZCC)
International Board Member of the World Zarthusti Chamber of Commerce. (WZCC)
President of the Bombay Parsee Association.
Trustee – The Ripon Club.
Chairman of the Managing Committee – The Ripon Club.
President of the Sir Ness Wadia Pavillion, Rustom Baug.
Honorary Treasurer of the Rustom Baug Association:
Advisor to XYZ (Xtremely Young Zoroastrians).
Chairman – The Excelsior Theatre & Office Premises Co-operative Society Ltd.
Director of Various Private Limited Companies.
V S Dastur & Co. and D J Jasavala & Co. Chartered Accountants.
ERVAD XERXES VISPI DASTUR
Ervard Xerxes Vispi Dastur
Partner of V S Dastur & Co. Chartered Accountant and Director
Educational Qualification : Chartered Accountant
Fellow Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Passed the Final Exams for the Institute at the First Attempt before the mandatory Articleship period was over (1991-194)
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
Hansuram Rijhumal College of Commerce of Economics, Mumbai (H.R.)
First Class, (1986-191)
Indian Secondary Certificate Examination (I.C.S.E)
Greenlawns High School, Breach Candy, Mumbai
First Class (1986)
Other Associations, Affiliations and Offices Held :
Trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet.
Chairman of the Mumbai Chapter of the World Zarthusti Chamber of Commerce. (WZCC)
Board Member (India) of the World Zarthusti Chamber of Commerce. (WZCC)
International Board Member of the World Zarthusti Chamber of Commerce. (WZCC)
President of the Bombay Parsee Association.
Trustee – The Ripon Club.
Chairman of the Managing Committee – The Ripon Club.
President of the Sir Ness Wadia Pavillion, Rustom Baug.
Honorary Treasurer of the Rustom Baug Association:
Advisor to XYZ (Xtremely Young Zoroastrians).
Chairman – The Excelsior Theatre & Office Premises Co-operative Society Ltd.
Director of Various Private Limited Companies.
V S Dastur & Co. and D J Jasavala & Co. Chartered Accountants.
MRS. ANAHITA YAZDI DESAI
Educational Qualification:
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from St. Xaviers College.
Schooling done at Queen Mary School.
Trustee of World Alliance of Parsi Irani Zarthoshtis (WAPIZ)
Trustee of Sodawaterwala Agiary.
Trustee of Amroli Agiary, Surat.
Trustee of Atashbehram & Atash Adarian Machi Trust.
Member of the Ladies Committee of Parukh Dharamshala.
Committed Social Worker.
MRS. ANAHITA YAZDI DESAI
MRS. ANAHITA YAZDI DESAI
Educational Qualification:
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from St. Xaviers College.
Schooling done at Queen Mary School.
Trustee of World Alliance of Parsi Irani Zarthoshtis (WAPIZ)
Trustee of Sodawaterwala Agiary.
Trustee of Amroli Agiary, Surat.
Trustee of Atashbehram & Atash Adarian Machi Trust.
Member of the Ladies Committee of Parukh Dharamshala.
Committed Social Worker.
Mr. Hoshang J. B. Jal-IRS
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (RETD)
Educational Qualifications : B. COM, L.L.B from the University of Mumbai
As an officer of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), have over thirty-five years of meritorious service across departments of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (erstwhile Central Board of Excise & Customs), such as the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the Marine and Preventive Wing, the Central Excise department, and Customs Mumbai.
In addition to Tax collection and dealing in Finance & its legal implications my duties also involved, detection of economic offenses and have been responsible for detection of various cases of Tax evasion as well as seizure of smuggled contraband goods like Gold, Silver, Foreign Currency, Narcotic Drugs, & Psychotropic Substances, etc.
Recipient of:
- PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR SPECIALLY DISTINGUISHED RECORD OF SERVICE.
- COMMENDATION CERTIFICATE AT THE HANDS OF THE FINANCE MINISTER in recognition of the outstanding work done in the drive undertaken against smuggling, tax evasion and illicit traffic in foreign exchange, narcotic drugs & psychotropic substances.
- Letters of APPRECIATION FROM HON’BLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR REVENUE from MEMBER (CBEC-ANTI SMUGGLING) and also from the DIRECTOR GENERAL, DRI
- On the occasion of the international Customs day celebration held on 27th January 2017. in recognition of valuable contribution was conferred with a Certificate of Appreciation by the Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai.
MR. HOSHANG J. B. JAL
Mr. Hoshang J. B. Jal-IRS
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (RETD)
Educational Qualifications : B. COM, L.L.B from the University of Mumbai
As an officer of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), have over thirty-five years of meritorious service across departments of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (erstwhile Central Board of Excise & Customs), such as the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the Marine and Preventive Wing, the Central Excise department, and Customs Mumbai.
In addition to Tax collection and dealing in Finance & its legal implications my duties also involved, detection of economic offenses and have been responsible for detection of various cases of Tax evasion as well as seizure of smuggled contraband goods like Gold, Silver, Foreign Currency, Narcotic Drugs, & Psychotropic Substances, etc.
Recipient of:
- PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR SPECIALLY DISTINGUISHED RECORD OF SERVICE.
- COMMENDATION CERTIFICATE AT THE HANDS OF THE FINANCE MINISTER in recognition of the outstanding work done in the drive undertaken against smuggling, tax evasion and illicit traffic in foreign exchange, narcotic drugs & psychotropic substances.
- Letters of APPRECIATION FROM HON’BLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR REVENUE from MEMBER (CBEC-ANTI SMUGGLING) and also from the DIRECTOR GENERAL, DRI
- On the occasion of the international Customs day celebration held on 27th January 2017. in recognition of valuable contribution was conferred with a Certificate of Appreciation by the Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai.
MRS. MAHARUKH KOBAD NOBLE
Dr. Mr. Adil Jiji Malia
Educational Qualification:
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Law
MBA (Human Resources Management) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
Advance Management Program Coca-Cola Wharton
Doctorate in Philosophy (Cause Honors)
Work Experience:
Currently CEO, ‘The Firm’ a boutique Business Management Consultancy.
1979-84:Godrej & Boyce : GM (HR)
1988-1994 : GE Appliances
Jan 94 to May 98:MArks & Spencers ToysRus
1998-2005:Director Coca Cola India
2005-2015:Group President (Essar)
Other Affiliates:
National Institute of Personnel Management.
National Human Resources Development Network.
Advisor (H. R. Katha).
Independent Director – Aqua Soil.
Coach to several under 40 CEOs of large corporations.
Key Note Speaker.
Writer, Doodler, Social Media opinion maker
Chairman & Trustee – Namvar Irani Foundation
Business & Performance Consultant to several large corporations.
DR. ADIL JIJI MALIA
Dr. Mr. Adil Jiji Malia
Educational Qualification:
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Law
MBA (Human Resources Management) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
Advance Management Program Coca-Cola Wharton
Doctorate in Philosophy (Cause Honors)
Work Experience:
Currently CEO, ‘The Firm’ a boutique Business Management Consultancy.
1979-84:Godrej & Boyce : GM (HR)
1988-1994 : GE Appliances
Jan 94 to May 98:MArks & Spencers ToysRus
1998-2005:Director Coca Cola India
2005-2015:Group President (Essar)
Other Affiliates:
National Institute of Personnel Management.
National Human Resources Development Network.
Advisor (H. R. Katha).
Independent Director – Aqua Soil.
Coach to several under 40 CEOs of large corporations.
Key Note Speaker.
Writer, Doodler, Social Media opinion maker
Chairman & Trustee – Namvar Irani Foundation
Business & Performance Consultant to several large corporations.