Major General عبدالقیوم طوطاخیل (Abdul Qayum Tutakhail or Totakhil) was born in Sayed-Karam district of Paktia province Afghanistan. He was Assistant Minister of Defense for Health Affairs in Afghanistan. Prior to this General Tutakhail served as Surgeon General[2] of the Afghan National Army and as a faculty lecturer of AFAMS teaching Combat Surgery, Tactics, Organization and Medical Ethics. Since the 1970s General Tutakhail has served in the Afghan Military in different capacities[3] having a distinguished career. He is an ethnic Pashtun from the southern Paktia province.
Abdul Qayum Tutakhail عبدالقیوم طوطاخیل | |
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 Abdul Qayum Tutakhail | |
| Born | March 28, 1940 Paktia, Afghanistan |
| Died | December 24, 2014 Kabul, Afghanistan[1] |
| Allegiance |  Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Service | .svg){kind=small} Afghan National Army |
| Years of service | 1967–2014 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit | Army Medical Corps |
| Commands | Surgeon General |
| Battles / wars | Siege of Urgun Battles of Zhawar |
Early life and career
editAbdul Qayum Tutakhail son of Khan Mohammad Tutakhail was born in the Paktia province of Afghanistan in 1940. He attended the Harbi Military School in Kabul, and after graduating joined the Kabul Medical University receiving his MD degree. He completed further studies in the former Soviet Union at the Institute of Neurosurgery in Kyiv receiving PhD degree. He specialized in neurosurgery / neurotraumatology with over 3,000 operations under his belt having introduced pioneering medical techniques.
Tutakhail was the author of many research papers such as combat trauma treatment methods, safeguard methods, supply and distribution of medical equipment, principles of injury treatment and trauma during combat.
Tutakhail's Postings
edit| Military Medical Trainer of Personnel and Cadre | Afghan Ministry of Defense (1967–1971) |
| Chief of Surgery and Traumatology Department | Military Hospital Number 1/2 (1971–1976) |
| Chief of Neurosurgery Department | AFAMS (1980–1981) |
| Head Surgeon | AFAMS (1981–1982) |
| Head Surgeon of the Army | Afghan Ministry of Defense (1982–1986) |
| Surgeon General | Afghan Ministry of Defense (1986–1993) |
| Lecturer at AFAMS | AFAMS (2005–2010) |
| General Staff Surgeon General[4] | Afghan Ministry of Defense (2010–2012) |
| Assistant Minister of Defence—Health Affairs | Afghan Ministry of Defense (2012–2014) |
By mid-December 2010 when the former Surgeon General Ahmad Zia Yaftali was fired amid accusations of corruption,[5] theft of medicine worth 42 million US dollars destined to Afghan National Security Forces[6] and deadly neglect of injured soldiers and policeman admitted in the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan hospital,[7] General Abdul Qayum Tutakhail was reassigned to his previous post to help manage the situation. Since then the hospital has witnessed major improvements and there have not been any documented cases of neglect since February 2011.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Commander of the Afghan National Army medical command passed away". Afghan Army Facebook Page. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ راډيو, ازادي (25 December 2010). "جنرال احمد ضیا یفتلي په ځان لګیدلي تورونه رد کړل". ازادي رادیو. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ http://www.ntm-a.com/news/pashto/2101-2011-02-19-04-56-10?lang= [dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Millions of Dollars Worth Medicines Disappeared". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Afghan hospital chief sacked following suicide attacks". BBC News. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ a b Maria Abi-Habib (3 September 2011). "Neglect at Afghan Military Hospital – WSJ". WSJ. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.