Jamshed Vazifdar Explained

Jamshed Vazifdar
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Death Date:2000
Othername:Jimmy
Occupation:Physician
Known For:Blood transfusion movement
Parents:Nowroji Vazifdar
Awards:Padma Shri

Jamshed Nowroji Vazifdar, popularly known as Jimmy, was a Parsi physician from India[1] and a former secretary of the Indian Red Cross Society at its Maharashtra Chapter.[2] Born in Mumbai and graduated in medicine in 1946, he is known to have contributed to the blood transfusion movement in India.[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1973.[4] He died in 2000.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medical Council of India . Medical Council of India . 2015 . 6 June 2015 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092547/http://www.mciindia.org/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=630032 . dead .
  2. Web site: Fourth Generaration of the Same Club . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045405/http://www.bombaysamachar.com/epaper%5Ce22-12-2013%5CUTSAV-SUN-22-12-2013-08.pdf . dead . 4 March 2016 . Bombay Samachar . 2015 . 6 June 2015.
  3. Web site: The Gateway . Rotary Club International . 2015 . 6 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062000/http://www.rotaryclubofbombay.org/images/25011457045_Jan_28_Feb_3.pdf . March 4, 2016 .
  4. Web site: Padma Shri . Padma Shri . 2015 . 11 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .