10 Facts About Humayun Abdulali

Humayun Abdulali was born to a Sulaymani Bohra Ismaili family in Kobe in 1914.

The Humayun Abdulali family relocated to Mumbai, India in 1924.

Humayun Abdulali went to primary school at St Xavier's High School and later graduated from St Xavier's College, Mumbai in 1936 with a Bachelor of Arts degree while receiving the Narayan Vasudev Prize.

Humayun Abdulali replaced the motorbike with a Morris Minor in 1939, which he used until his death.

Humayun Abdulali became a member of the Society in 1931, the year in which his first note titled "Eleven Koel eggs in a Crow's nest" was published in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.

Humayun Abdulali's second note, published in the journal in 1934, earned him further acclaim.

Humayun Abdulali was elected to the Executive Committee of the BNHS in 1942.

Humayun Abdulali was elected Joint Honorary Secretary of the BNHS along with Salim Ali in 1949.

Humayun Abdulali was the editor of the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society from 1960 to 1962, along with Salim Ali and H Santapau.

Humayun Abdulali highlighted the flaws and pitfalls in the Wildlife Act, 1972.