Mouin Ahmad Al-Aloul

Psychiatrist with a special interest in addiction. Born Gaza City, the Strip, occupied Palestinian territory, on June 20, 1954, he was killed by an air raid City May 16, 2021, aged 66 years. Although retired from his full-time work for Ministry of Health, Mouin Al-Aloul continued to as psychiatrist private practice. Like Ayman Al-Ouf, died when bomb destroyed home. studied medicine at Ain Shams University Cairo, graduated 1978, spent year working general practice Libya, and then 17 years Saudi Arabia, where worked not only but also psychiatry. It psychiatry that became increasingly prominent career. He returned 1996 Director Health's North Mental Health Clinic. part-time Community Programme Médecins Sans Frontières, did some Feeling need further training psychiatry, 2 France, studying Paris. 2000. Thereafter, took treatment Al-Aloul's close friend Fadel Ashour, Gaza's Al-Azhar University, describes him having “a liberal open-minded orientation”. Zaher Sahloul, President health-care NGO MedGlobal, comments loss depletes already understaffed medical workforce. “Dr one its few experts EEG…In spite recent illness…he preferred serve community hardships siege than accept offers Spain, Arabia. will be missed.” is remembered colleagues hard work, enthusiasm compassion patients, optimism. kind man who would waive fees poor patients. survived wife, Sanaa, daughter, Ayah.