Adnan Khairallah
| Adnan Khairallah عدنان خير الله طلفاح |
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| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 15 October 1977 – 4 May 1989 |
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| President | Saddam Hussein |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
| Succeeded by | Abdul-Jabbar Khalil Shanshal |
| Member of the Revolutionary Command Council | |
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In office September 1979 – 4 May 1989 |
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| Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
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In office January 1974 – 4 May 1989 |
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| Born | c. 1939 Tikrit, Iraq |
| Died | 4 May 1989 (aged 50) Mosul, Iraq |
| Political party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Relations |
Khairallah Talfah (father) |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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| Allegiance |
 Iraq
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| Service/branch | Iraqi Army |
| Years of service | 1959–1989 |
| Rank |
Colonel General 
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| Battles/wars | Iran-Iraq War |
Khairallah Talfah (father)
Sajida Talfah (sister)
Adnan Khairallah (Arabic: عدنان خير الله طلفاح; died 4 May 1989), was Saddam Hussein's brother-in-law (Sajida Talfah's brother and Khairallah Talfah's son) and cousin. He held several titles and was a member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council. He also served as the Defence Minister of Iraq from 1979 to his death, having been appointed days after Saddam Hussein succeeded to the Presidency. He died in 1989 in a helicopter crash that was officially labeled an accident. The circumstances surrounding his death, including his disputes with Saddam and rumors of a potential coup have led some to believe Khairallah was assassinated under orders from Saddam.
Khairallah was born in Tikrit in 1939, the son of Khairallah Talfah, an Arab nationalist officer in the Iraqi Army who was later involved in the 1941 Iraqi coup d'état and the ensuing Anglo-Iraqi War. His father was also the maternal uncle of Saddam Hussein, whom would later marry Khairallah's sister, Sajida Talfah. Khairallah attended the Baghdad Military College and the Staff College, and later graduated with a degree from the Baghdad University School of Law and Politics in 1975.
Khairallah joined the Iraqi branch of the Ba'ath Party in 1956. He was arrested in 1959 following an unsuccessful attempt by the party to assassinate then Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim. Khairallah would later go on to play a role in the 1963 and 1968 coups that brought the Ba'ath party to power.
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