Khairallah Talfah Quotes


Three Whom God Should Not Have Created: Persians, Jews, and Flies


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Khairallah Talfah, Uncle, Father in Law, and Mentor to Saddam Hussein, Governor of Bagdad, Baath Party High Official, Title of Book He Wrote

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Khairallah Talfah
Khairallah Talfah
  • Born: March 30, 1910
  • Died: April 20, 1993
  • Nationality:
  • Profession: Politician, Author, Soldier

Khairallah Talfah, 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. He was the father of Sajida Talfah, Saddam's first wife, and of Adnan Khairallah, defence minister. Saddam made Khairallah Talfah mayor of Baghdad, but was forced to remove him due to Talfah's corruption.