Rift with Saddam [ ] This section needs additional citations for | In 1977, Khairallah was appointed as the new Minister of Defence, taking over from , then Iraqi President and Secretary of the Iraqi Regional Command of the Ba'ath Party |
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The crew of the two escorting helicopters and one person travelling on Khairallah's helicopter survived | His father was also the maternal uncle of , who would later marry Khairallah's sister, |
[ ] References [ ]• Reevaluation of Khairallah's actions led to the removal of his statue in 2009 | Georges Malbrunot 16 October 2007 |
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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed | May 2014 In November 1988, , Khairallah's nephew and Saddam Hussein's eldest child, was arrested under orders from Saddam following an incident in which Uday was accused of killing , an officer serving as one of Saddam's presidential bodyguards |
The scandal caused a rift in the family, with Uday's mother and Khairallah's sister, Sajida, appealing to Khairallah for help.
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