Major General Mohammed Rafie (Persian/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.
[1] Rafie was born around 1946 in the Paghman area of Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan.
[1] He was appointed as minister of public affair following the Saur Revolution.
He served twice as Minister of Defense of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1984 and 1986 to 1988.
[2] Rafie also served as vice president under the government of Mohammed Najibullah.