He comes from a family of prominent human rights advocates, including human rights lawyer Ahmed Seif El Islam, Alaa's father, who was jailed multiple times under the regime of Hosni Mubarak.
Ìdílé gbajúgbajà ajàfúnẹ̀tọ́ ọmọnìyàn ni ó ti wà, adájọ́ ajàfúnẹ̀tọ́ ọmọnìyàn Ahmed Seif El Islam, ni bàbáa Alaa, ẹni tí a ti rán lọ ní ẹ̀wọ̀n láì mọye ìgbà ní abẹ́ àṣẹ Hosni Mubarak.