Mohammed Rafie

Major General
Mohammed Rafie
HDR(A) O.R.(B)
Major General Mohammed Rafie HDR(A) O.R.(B)
محمد رفیع
	Official portrait, c. 1984
Vice President of Afghanistan
	In office; 1988–1992
President	Mohammad Najibullah
Minister of Defence
	In office; 1986–1988
President	Mohammad Najibullah
Preceded by	Nazar Mohammad
Succeeded by	Shahnawaz Tanai
	In office; 1979–1982
President	Babrak Karmal
Preceded by	Hafizullah Amin
Succeeded by	Abdul Qadir
Minister of Public Works
	In office; April 1978 – August 1978
President	Nur Muhammad Taraki
Personal details
Born	1946; Paghman,; Kingdom of Afghanistan
Died	9 November 2025 (aged 79); Germany
Party	PDPA / Khalq (until 1990); Watan Party
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Afghanistan (1967–1973); Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1987); Republic of Afghanistan; (1987–1992);
Branch	Afghan Army
Service years	1967–1992
Rank	Major General
Conflicts	1973 Afghan coup d'état; 1975 Panjshir Valley uprising; Saur Revolution; Soviet-Afghan War Siege of Khost; ; Afghan Civil War (1989–1992);
Awards	Hero of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan; Order of the Red Banner; Afghan KGB Medal;

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Major General Mohammed Rafie (Pashto: محمد رفیع; 1946 – 9 November 2025) was an Afghan military officer and politician who served as Vice President of the Republic of Afghanistan from 1988 until the overthrow of the Homeland Party regime in 1992. He also served as Afghanistan's minister of defence during the Soviet-Afghan War.