Nazar Mohammad (Afghan communist)

Nazar Mohammad
نظرمحمد
Minister of Defense
In office
4 December 1984 – 4 December 1986
PresidentBabrak Karmal
Mohammad Najibullah
Chairman of the Council of MinistersSultan Ali Keshtmand
Preceded byAbdul Qadir
Succeeded byMohammed Rafie
Personal details
Born1935
Shindand, Herat, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Died1998 (aged 62–63)
Quetta, Pakistan
Military service
AllegianceAfghanistan Afghanistan
Branch/serviceAfghan Air Force
Years of service?-1990
Commands
  • Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force and Air Defense
  • Commander of the Air Force (1978–1979)
Battles/warsSaur Revolution
Soviet–Afghan War
1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt

Nazar Muhammad (1935–1998) was a Colonel General in the Afghan Armed Forces, the Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Air Force, the former Minister of Defense as well as the Chief of General Staff before 1988, being replaced by Shahnawaz Tanai. He was born in 1935 in Shindand District, Herat in the Kingdom of Afghanistan and died in 1998, Quetta, Pakistan. He was the former ambassador to West Germany.