Mohammed Rafie

Major General Mohammed Rafie (Pashto: محمد رفیع; born 1946) is an Afghan former military officer and politician who served as Afghanistan's minister of defence during the Soviet-Afghan War.

Rafie was born around 1946 in the Paghman area of Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. He is an ethnic Pashtun, and was an army officer in the Afghan Army's tank corps. He was appointed as minister of public affair following the Saur Revolution. In August 1978, he was ousted from his public offices by Khalqi government.

Rafie was a member of the Politburo, Deputy Prime Minister, and Defense Minister. He served twice as Minister of Defense of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1984 and 1986 to 1988.

Rafie also served as vice president under the government of Mohammed Najibullah. Provided by Wikipedia