Khalid Bakdash

Khalid Bakdash (1912 – July 15, 1995; occasionally spelled Khalid Bagdash or Khaled Bekdache, ) was the leader of the Syrian Communist Party (SCP) from 1936 until his death. In 1954 Bakdash became the first member of a communist party to be elected to an Arab parliament. He has since been called the "dean of Arab communism."