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Mohammed Rafie

General Mohammed Rafie (Pashtu: محمد رفیع) was Afghan communist minister from People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan.[1]

Rafie was born about 1946 in Paghman area.[1] He is a Pashtun. He was an army officer in tank corps.[1] He was appointed as minister of public works following the Saur Revolution.[1] In August 1978 he was ousted from his public offices by Khalqi government.[1]

Rafie was a member of the Politburo, Deputy Prime Minister, and Defense Minister. He served as Minister of Defense of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1984 and 1986 to 1988.[2]

Rafie was one of the vice presidents of Mohammed Najibullah after the 1988 elections.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Adamec, Ludwig W.; Adamec, Ludwig W. (1979). First supplement to the Who's who of Afghanistan: Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. ISBN 3-201-01113-4.
  2. ^ Weisman, Steven R. (April 28, 1987). "Afghanistan Admits Cease-fire's Failure and Criticizes U.S." The New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Whitaker, Joseph (1990). Whitaker's Almanack 1991. ISBN 9780850212051. Retrieved 12 December 2015.



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