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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. 1910[1] Al-Awja, Baghdad Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 20 April 1993 (aged 73-74) Baghdad, Ba'athist 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 | |
| Occupation | Politician, Author, Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} Kingdom of Iraq.svg){kind=small} Iraqi Republic |
| Branch/service |  Iraqi Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1931-1966 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | 2nd Signals Battalion |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Iraqi War |
Khairallah Talfah (Arabic: خير الله طلفاح, romanized: Khayr Allāh Ṭilfāḥ) (1919 – 20 April 1993; also rendered as Khayr-Allah Telfah, Kairallah Tolfah or Khairallah Tolfah) was an Iraqi military officer and 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]
- ^ قناة الفارس العربي الفضائية (13 June 2017), الراحل خير الله طلفاح يتحدث في عام 1972 عن انجازات ثورة البعث خلال 4 سنوات من الحكم, retrieved 21 September 2022
- ^ Dalin, David G. (2017). Icon of evil : Hitler's Mufti and the rise of radical Islam. John F. Rothmann. London. ISBN 978-1-351-51396-8. OCLC 995849494.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Jonathan S. Landay (26 February 1998). "How 'Baghdad Bully' Endures". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 9 July 2013.