[3] After graduating from the Ganja Men's Gymnasium with a silver medal, he entered the Imperial University of Kyiv.

[6][7] After the February Revolution, he was appointed commissioner for the Yelizavetpol Governorate by the Special Transcaucasian Committee established by the Provisional Government.

[4] On June 17, 1918, in the second government cabinet of the Azerbaijan Republic, Musa bey Rafiyev was appointed Minister without Portfolio.

[10] On December 7, 1918, he was elected to the Azerbaijan Republic Parliament from the Musavat party and served on the Finance and Budget Commission.

[1][11][12] In the fifth government cabinet formed on December 22, 1919, Musa bey Rafiyev was appointed Minister of Public Welfare and Health,[13][14] a position he held until April 1, 1920.

[18] In 1922, under Musa bey's chairmanship, the "Committee of Azerbaijani Government and Parliament Members," which was a continuation of this organization, was formed.