Educated in Metallurgy, he joined British Iron and Steel Research Association.
He joined British Iron and Steel Research Association as a senior scientific officer in Sheffield in 1963.
In 2004, the government appointed him as the Chairman of the Expert Committee for formation of the new Companies Act of India.
[3][4][5] He and his sister Diana Hormusjee have instituted Jiji Irani Challenge Cup; a cricket tournament organised by Zorostrian Club of Secunderabad; in memory of their father.
[6] Irani was conferred an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997.