He joined the Shamiran Peshmerga forces in 1969, which was an independent force led by the Martyr Hama Shamirani. He received orders directly from the leadership, and the borders of its activities were in the Shamiran and Wadi Nuroly areas, but after the construction of the military formations of Aylul Revolution in Year 1965, it remained as it was as an independent force and was added to the Khabat forces of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. He participated in many battles, including: the Battle of Bamo, the Battle of Qardagh, the Battle of Hawraman, and the Battle of Halabja.
He was wounded in the Battle of Zamnako in 1974 after being hit by two bullets from the soldiers of the Iraqi regime at that time. He continued his struggle after the setback of Aylul Revolution in the Peshmerga company led by his brother, the Martyr Aziz Tawfiq, and belonging to the Tagozi battalion led by Qadir Hama Salih Tagozi.
He entered the city of Halabja on September 15, 1981, to carry out one of the revolution's missions, and after completing the mission, he fell into an ambush set by the Jash of the Ba'athist regime, where he was subjected to gunfire and was martyred as a result. It is mentioned that his brother, Aziz Tawfiq, was also martyred in 1982.
Source:Archive of the Encyclopedia Authority of the Kurdistan Democratic Party