[1][2][3] He was promoted to the post in 2005 by Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak and the Commander-in-Chief Bismillah Khan Mohammadi.

[5][6] Dawran became an air force pilot in 1976 and was one of two people selected for the 1988 Soyuz TM-6, the sixth crewed spacecraft to visit the Soviet Space Station Mir.

At the age of 18, Dawran decided he wanted to pursue military aviation, therefore he entered the Afghan Air Force’s flight school shortly after his graduation, which was officially known as the Royal Afghan Air Force in this period.

Details about his service in the Afghan Air Force under the Republic of Afghanistan are unknown, but in 1976, Mohammed Dawran became a MiG-21 pilot in an elite unit of the 322nd Air Regiment (IAP) at Bagram Airfield, due to his exceptional piloting skills and the ability to command others.

[6] Dawran continued to serve in the 322nd Air Regiment, although he was arrested on suspicion of participating in the 1990 Afghan coup attempt against President Najibullah, along with Abdul Wahab Wardak, who was his closest friend.