. ▁ ▁Phys ician ▁career ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁ranks ▁First ▁lieutenant , ▁Captain ▁( 1 9 2 7 ), ▁Major ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁and ▁Lieutenant ▁colon el ▁( 1 9 4 1 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁at ▁An k ara ▁University . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁military ▁service , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Orth op edic ▁C lin ic ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁During ▁his ▁academic ▁service , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁re ctor ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁he ▁res igned ▁to ▁enter ▁politics . ▁However , ▁he ▁became ▁un success ful ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁general ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁academic ▁profession . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Orth op edic ▁C lin ic ▁of ▁E ge ▁University ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Between ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Bir and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁academic ▁post ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁run ▁a ▁seat ▁for ▁the ▁newly