Facts:   - president: saddam hussein    - party: arab socialist ba'ath party    - predecessor: ahmed hassan al-bakr      - birth date: c. 1939    - branch: iraqi army    - relations: khairallah talfah -lrb- father -rrb-    - death date: 4 may 1989 -lrb- aged 50 -rrb-    - office: minister member of the regional command of the iraqi regional branch of defence member of the revolutionary command council    - term end: 4 may 1989 4 may 1989 4 may 1989    - serviceyears: 1959 - 1989    - name: adnan khairallah    - death place: mosul , iraq    - birth place: tikrit , iraq    - successor: abdul-jabbar khalil shanshal    - alma mater: university of baghdad    - battles: iran-iraq war    - allegiance: iraq 1963 iraq    - term start: 15 october 1977 september 1979 january 1974    - image: adnan khairallah 1.jpg    - religion: sunni islam    - rank: colonel general 75px   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of adnan khairallah .
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adnan khairallah -lrb- arabic : عدنان خير الله طلفاح ; died may 4 , 1989 -rrb- , was saddam hussein 's brother-in-law -lrb- sajida talfah 's brother and khairallah talfah 's son -rrb- and cousin .he held several titles and was a member of the iraqi revolutionary command council .he also served as the defence minister of iraq from 1979 to his death , having been appointed days after saddam hussein succeeded to the presidency .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 khairallah was assassinated under orders from saddam .