Mohammed Rafie
Mohammed Rafie | |
|---|---|
محمد رفیع | |
 Mohammed Rafie (center) next to Babrak Karmal (left) | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 1979–1982 | |
| President | Babrak Karmal |
| In office 1986–1988 | |
| President | Mohammed Najibullah |
| Vice President of Afghanistan | |
| In office 1988–1992 | |
| President | Mohammed Najibullah |
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 1978 – August 1978 | |
| President | Nur Muhammad Taraki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 78) Paghman, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) |
| Profession | Military officer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Afghanistan Republic of Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Branch/service | _%E2%80%93_Army.svg){kind=small} Afghan Army |
| Rank | _(1987-1992).svg){kind=small} Major General |
| Battles/wars | |
Major General Mohammed Rafie (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 is an ethnic Pashtun, and was an army officer in the Afghan Army's tank corps.[1] He was appointed as minister of public affair 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 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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ Weisman, Steven R. (April 28, 1987). "Afghanistan Admits Cease-fire's Failure and Criticizes U.S." The New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ Whitaker, Joseph (1990). Whitaker's Almanack 1991. ISBN 9780850212051. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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