Ghazally Ismail grew up in a small Malaysian village, Jelawat. Selected to attend a premier boarding school, the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, 400 km away from home, he missed his c...vizualizați mai multeGhazally Ismail grew up in a small Malaysian village, Jelawat. Selected to attend a premier boarding school, the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, 400 km away from home, he missed his childhood environment amidst lush pristine rainforests, mangroves and sandy beaches. He earned his doctorate from the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA in Immunology and Microbiology in 1976. For more than forty years, he spent his working life in Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo.
As a professor, his research and teaching took him to exploring numerous rainforests and coral reefs of immense biodiversity. He published extensively not only in immunology and microbiology but also environmental issues pertaining to biodiversity and conservation. After retiring from the academia, he delved into creative activities including writing, drawing, photography and film documentaries. His previous books include The Malaysian Rainforest Realms: Fascinating Facts in Q&A (Marshal Cavendish 2010), Nature’s Pearls of Wisdom ( UKM Publisher 2013), Monkey Moments (Xlibris Publication 2021). He was the executive producer of nature film documentaries “The Guardian of Kinabalu” and “ The Giant’s Guardian” about the world biggest flower Rafflesia.vizualizați mai puține