Q: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 .
A:
adnan khairallah -lrb- arabic : ; 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 .