Family Ties
He had strong family ties with the highest Iraqi power figures:
- He was President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr's brother in law (Al-Bakr was married to Talfah's sister).
- His daughter Ilham married Haytham (Al-Bakr's eldest son), only to divorce when Al-Bakr lost power to Saddam Hussein then married Watban (Saddam's half brother).
- He was Saddam Hussein's uncle (Saddam's mother was his sister Sabha).
- He was Saddam's father in law (Saddam Hussein was married to Talfah's daughter -Sajida-)
Read more about this topic: Khairallah Talfah
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