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Adnan Khairallah was born on 1940 in Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq, is a 23rd Iraqi Minister of Defense. Discover Adnan Khairallah's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?

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Age 49 years old
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Born 1940
Birthday 1940
Birthplace Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq
Date of death 4 May, 1989
Died Place Mosul, Ba'athist Iraq
Nationality Iraq

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Parents Khairallah Talfah Lilo Wahib
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Adnan Khairallah Net Worth

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1940

Adnan was born in Tikrit in 1940, 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, who would later marry Adnan's sister, Sajida.

1956

Adnan joined the Iraqi branch of the Ba'ath Party in 1956.

1959

He was arrested in 1959 following an unsuccessful attempt by the party to assassinate then-Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim.

1963

Adnan would later go on to play a role in the 1963 and 1968 coups that brought the Ba'ath party to power.

1975

Adnan 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.

1977

In 1977, Adnan was appointed as the new Minister of Defence, taking over from Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, then Iraqi President and Secretary of the Iraqi Regional Command of the Ba'ath Party.

He was also appointed Minister of State, and held membership ini both the Ba'ath Party Regional Command and the Revolutionary Command Council, the primary decision-making body in Iraq.

1979

He also served as the Defence Minister of Iraq from 1979 until his death, being appointed days after Saddam Hussein succeeded to the Presidency.

In 1979, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister.

Adnan served as Iraqi Minister of Defence throughout the Iran–Iraq War, and was appointed Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, second only to Saddam Hussein.

In this position, he played a crucial role in rebuilding and modernizing the Iraqi military.

1988

In November 1988, Uday Hussein, Adnan's nephew and Saddam Hussein's eldest child, was arrested under orders from Saddam following an incident in which Uday was accused of killing Kamel Hana Gegeo, an officer serving as one of Saddam's presidential bodyguards.

The scandal caused a rift in the family, with Uday's mother and Adnan's sister, Sajida, appealing to Adnan for help.

Adnan then disappeared from public view, amid reports of unrest in the army, a potential coup, and the arrest of several military officers, prompting speculation of the involvement of Adnan in a coup attempt against Saddam.

1989

Adnan Khairallah (عدنان خير الله طلفاح; c. 1939 – 4 May 1989) was an Iraqi military officer and 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 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 Adnan was assassinated under orders from Saddam.

Adnan later resurfaced in early 1989 when video footage was released showing Adnan, Sajida, and Saddam on a fishing holiday near Basra.

Following his return to public view, Adnan resumed his regular duties as Defence Minister.

On 7 May 1989, Saddam Hussein announced that Adnan had died three days earlier in a helicopter crash.

Adnan had been travelling by helicopter from Baghdad to Kurdistan region to inspect army positions when he had his flight diverted to meet several members of the Presidential family in the mountain resort of Sarsang, near Dohuk.

While en route, his helicopter and two escorting helicopters, were caught in a sandstorm.

The crew of the two escorting helicopters and one person travelling on Adnan's helicopter survived.

Announcing Adnan's death, Saddam referred to him as one of the distinguished war heroes and a sparkling star in Iraq's sky. Baghdad Radio announced that Adnan would be given a state funeral and buried in his hometown of Tikrit.

A statue was also erected in Baghdad in his memory.

Although labeled an accident, speculation surrounded his death due to the detonation of four explosive charges on the helicopter he was in.

Saddam's son-in-law Hussein Kamel al-Majid was accused of helping to orchestrate Adnan's death.

2003

Although a relative of Saddam's, Adnan remained a popular figure after the Iraq War and a square named in his honour exists to this day in the al-Karkh area of Baghdad where his statue continued to stand following the fall of Baghdad in 2003, unlike those of other Saddam-era figures which were all immediately removed after the invasion.

2009

Reevaluation of Adnan's actions led to the removal of his statue in 2009.