Gamal Bakr Ali

Egypt

1960-2017

Obituary:

An obituary word from one of his colleagues:

"Love knows no boundaries.

While Dr. Gamal Bakr Ali is no longer physically with us, but his spirit is always around us. He was the greatest astronomer in Kottamia observatory & astronomy Dept. in National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Egypt.

All your colleagues will miss you.

Our deepest condolences to your family.

Ahmed Essam"

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

Past Member of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science (2015-2017)
Past Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage (2015-2017)
Past Member of Division J Galaxies and Cosmology (until 2017)
Past Member of Commission B6 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2015-2017)
Past Member of Inter-Division B-C Commission Protection of Existing and Potential Observatory Sites (2015-2017)
Past Member of Commission C4 World Heritage and Astronomy (2015-2017)