Ambassador Dr. Tawfik Abdullah has an MD in Medicine from Minsk Medical Institute; Certificate of Specialization in Orthopedics Surgery from the Addis Ababa University, and MA degree in International Law from Amsterdam.
He has served as MP and the Social Standing Committee of the House of Peoples Representatives of Ethiopia and Ethio Saudi Parliamentary Friendship Committee. He also served as an Ambassador of Ethiopia to Yemen.
Dr. Tawfik was an honorary treasurer of the YMCA and advisor to the President of the Islamic Council of Ethiopia, as well as a member of the medical committee of the Ethiopian Football Federation. Currently Dr. Tawfik is a board advisor to the Turkish Yapi Mekenzi Railway Construction in Ethiopia.