Abdul Qayum Tutakhail

Abdul Qayum Tutakhail عبدالقیوم طوطاخیل
Abdul Qayum Tutakhail
Born	(1940-03-28)March 28, 1940 Paktia, Afghanistan
Died	(2014-12-24)December 24, 2014 Kabul, Afghanistan[1]
Allegiance	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Service / branch	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

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. From the 1970s General Tutakhail served in the Afghan Military in different capacities.[3] He was an ethnic Pashtun.

Early life and career

Abdul Qayum Tutakhail was born to Khan Mohammad Tutakhail in 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

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

1. "Commander of the Afghan National Army medical command passed away". Afghan Army Facebook Page. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
2. 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.
3. http://www.ntm-a.com/news/pashto/2101-2011-02-19-04-56-10?lang= ^[dead link‍]
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
5. "Millions of Dollars Worth Medicines Disappeared". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
6. "Afghan hospital chief sacked following suicide attacks". BBC News. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
7. 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.