Armaity Tirandaz new chairperson of Bombay Parsi Punchayet
Armaity Tirandazâs tenure will last till 2023 as former chairperson Yazdi Desai has already served five years of his tenure
Mumbai: The trustee board of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) appointed the seniormost board member, Armaity Tirandaz, as the new chairperson of the board on Tuesday. This comes after former chairperson Yazdi Desai had resigned from his post on December 23, citing health reasons.
Following Desai s resignation, the board convened an emergency meeting on Tuesday evening where members officially accepted the resignation and appointed Tirandaz as the new chairperson.
Viraf Mehta, one of the board members, said that Tirandaz was inducted in the board in 2009.
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