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Khairallah Talfah
Iraqi political official / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Khairallah Talfah (Arabic: خير الله طلفاح, romanized: Khayr Allāh Ṭilfāḥ) (1919 – 20 April 1993), also known as Khayr-Allah Telfah, Kairallah Tolfah, Khairallah Tolfah, or Khairallah Tilfah, was an Iraqi Ba'ath Party official, and the maternal uncle and father-in-law of Saddam Hussein.[2] He was the father of Sajida Talfah, Saddam's first wife, and of Adnan Khairallah, defence minister. Saddam appointed Khairallah Talfah mayor of Baghdad, but he was forced to remove Khairallah from office due to corruption.[3]
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Khairallah Talfah | |
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خير الله طلفاح | |
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Governor of Baghdad | |
In office 1979–1981 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1919[1] Al-Awja, Baghdad Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 20 April 1993 (aged 73-74) Baghdad, Iraq |
Political party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Other political affiliations | Iraqi Independence Party |
Spouse(s) | Lilo Wahib Khawla Abdul-Baqi Fatima Hassan al-Majid |
Relations | Subha (sister) Abd al-Latif (brother) Badra (sister) Saddam (nephew & son-in-law) Barzan (nephew & son-in-law) Watban (nephew) Sabawi (nephew) Hani (nephew) Rafi (nephew) |
Children |
From Khawla
From Fatima
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Occupation | Politician, Author, Soldier |
Military service | |
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Branch/service | Iraqi Army |
Years of service | 1931-1966 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Unit | 2nd Signals Battalion |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Iraqi War |
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