Honorary president of the national association of Paediatrics of the Turkic speaking countries, Doctor of Medicine, professor. Director of the Institute of Children Health in 1963-1965, President of the Association of Paediatricians in 1968-1973, executive director of the Institute in 1977-1993, its honorary president since 1992, member of the Executive Committee of UNICEF, twice chairman of Bilkent University, its honorary rector since 1975.