[6] He also remained a partner and Director in over a dozen public and private listed companies and made his name in the business world.

On the political front Rahimtoola was elected to the Municipal Corporation in 1918 where he remained active for many years in different capacities including being Councillor.

He served on several committees chief among them Sea Encroachments [1925], Black Bay Layout [1927], King George V Memorial Fund [1936–37] etc.

In 1927 he was part of a board set up under the then Commissioner of Police Bombay Mr. D. Healy to look into sorting and regularizing the Hajj process for Muslims in British India.

[7] During New Years dates of 1928–29 Hoosenally was representative of Bombay Presidency at the All India Muslim Conference held at Delhi.

[8][9] On the literary front Hoosenally Rahimtoola co-edited a book with Clifford Manshaw titled Bombay Municipality at Work in 1935.

He was inducted as Minister Local Self Government for a brief period in the 'Cooper Cabinet' formed in Bombay under the Governorship of Lord Brabourne.

[12] The State Gazetteer of Maharashtra described Hoosenally Rahimtoola as one of the 'glittering galaxy of powerful personalities’who had occupied the prestigious Mayoral office of Bombay alongside Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, Vithalbhai Patel, K.F.

[20] who had occupied the prestigious Mayoral office of Bombay alongside Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, Vithalbhai Patel, K.F.

[21] On the literary front Mr. Hoosenally Rahimtoola co-edited a book with Clifford Manshart titled 'Bombay Municipality at Work' in 1935.

[22] Hoosenally Rahimtoola passed away in January 1977 aged eighty seven whilst residing in Karachi, Pakistan.