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Born : 15th September, 1902 - Poona, India
Died : 21st February 1982 - India
Burial Location : Poona Parsi Tower of Silence
Parents : Sheriar & Shireen Irani
Siblings : Merwan ( Meher Baba ), Beheram, Adi, Mani, Jamshed, Freiny**,Jehangir** & Shirmand** ( ** died as infants / very young )
Nationality : Indian
Education : St.Vincent's High School, Poona.
Meher Baba's brother ( youngest )
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![Late 1930s - Bangalore, India. Jal seated on the ground. Image courtesy of Lord Meher Vol.6-7 p.2500](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=710x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/if00e3f7d929301b5/version/1663868290/image.jpg)
![Herbert Davy in shorts, centre with Rustom Irani on the right and Jal second from left presumably in Nanking, China in 1932. Courtesy of the Jessawala Collection - AMB Archives, Meherabad, India.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=710x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/i8f3bda3f798e0da9/version/1554961482/image.jpg)
![China, 1932 - Men mandali at the statue of Deng Shiru and his cave in Hangzhou, China, prior to Meher Baba's visit.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=496x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/ia7c59becc0775fb2/version/1581457300/image.jpg)
![Late 1970s - Jal with Baba's favourite elephant 'Sumitra' at Poona Zoo. Photo taken by Bobbi Buggia. Peter Nordeen is in the background.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=490x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/i28cca117abd9252a/version/1650729957/image.jpg)