Rafael Pinhasi (Hebrew: רפאל פנחסי, born 1940) is an Israeli former politician who served as Minister of Communications between 1990 and 1992.

In 1984 he was elected to the Knesset on Shas's list, and in December 1985, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Welfare.

However, he was also credited with opening the telephone market, previously dominated by Bezeq, to competition.

Pinhasi granted new licenses for last-mile infrastructure, international calling, satellite communications, etc.

He was forced to resign from the cabinet by the High Court of Justice in September 1993 after being convicted for making false declarations,[2][3] a crime deemed to be of "moral turpitude".