Born on 30th June 1943, died on 22nd November 2024
Mr Alaily graduated from the faculty of medicine, Alexandria University in 1968, when he left Egypt in 1970 to go the United Kingdom where he obtained his Postgraduate Education and Consultancy. He became a Member of the College in 1974 and a Fellow in 1986. He obtained his PhD in 1977 from Manchester University on “Pulmonary Function in Pregnancy” and was awarded the Blair Bell lecture the same year on “Pulmonary ventilation in pregnancy”. His work on pulmonary ventilation in pregnancy was published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 1978.
He became a Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynecology in April 1979 working in the Hastings and Rother NHS Trust where he remained until his retirement in 2005. During that period he undertook the duties of Clinical Director of the department for many years.
Mr Alaily obtained an Honorary Tutor title in Obstetrics & Gynecology at St Mary's Medical School, London in June 1990.
He took the position of the president of the Egyptian Medical Society in the UK in the 1990’s and was instrumental in representing the Egyptian representative committee of the RCOG which led to the sponsorship of many high standard candidates who completed training and obtained MRCOG in the UK. Some of these candidates succeeded in a consultant career in the UK and many others returned to Egypt to lead on the RCOG mission to improve women’s healthcare and the training of obstetricians and gynaecologists.
In 1993 he was awarded the Doctor's Certificate of Merit and the Shield of the Egyptian Medical Syndicate for his great help in providing Egyptian doctors with support, encouragement and training opportunities in the UK and in 1999 he was appointed as Honorary Consultant in Reproductive Health at the National Population Council.
His interest in the history of medicine started in 1988 and he was awarded the Historical Lecture by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for the year 1996 on the History of the Parturition Chair. In 1999 he founded Rosewell publishing in Hastings, through which he published “The History of the Parturition Chair” in 2000; “Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Ancient and Modern Egypt” in 2000; “Useful Safety Tips in Obstetrics and Gynaecology” in 2002 and “What’s Happened to our Medical Profession” in 2004. During that period, Mr Alaily also founded the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to implement his vision of giving an opportunity to all trainees in the region to publish their work and audits.
Among so many other professional activities, Mr Alaily worked closely with the General Medical Council as an examiner for the PLAB examination and as an assessor for fitness to practice cases.
He was a highly skilled surgeon who trained generations of obstetricians and gynaecologists and embraced them with sincere professional guidance . He extended his generous and caring support to all members of staff who worked with him. He continued to deliver the highest standard of compassionate care to his patients till his retirement. He was an amazing lecturer with an admirable sense of humour, a great teacher and a visionary clinical leader who worked with passion and dedication.
In his spare time he was an accomplished keyboard player, loved football, was a brilliant property developer and an unbeatable food lover and critic.
He leaves behind two loving daughters Hannah Rycroft, a General Practitioner in the New Forest area in Hampshire, and Jeehan Lynch, a Physiotherapist in Portsmouth. He also leaves behind four loving grand children Oliver, Sophie, Zahra and Finlay. He was buried in Hastings on 25th November 2024 next to his late wife and the mother of his children Helen Alaily, who was a phenomenal support and always by his side throughout his entire career.