Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta was born on 7 January 1886 to a well-off Parsi family in Karachi, Sindh, British India.
Jamshed wanted to join the family business to fulfill his father's wishes.
On his return, he joined the family firm, Nusserwanji & Co.[1][3] In 1918, Mehta was elected a councillor of the Karachi Municipal Corporation and served in that position for six years.
[3] People who lived during this time remembered that the streets of Karachi were washed twice a day and achieved the status of cleanest city in the East.
Jamsheed Memorial Hall, named after him, is located on M. A. Jinnah Road, Karachi.