Khalid Bakdash (1912 – 1995; occasionally spelled Khalid Bagdash, Arabic: خالد بكداش) 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."
Read more about Khalid Bakdash: Early Life, Secretary of The Syrian Communist Party, The Arab World's First Communist Deputy, Party Leader Under Ba'thist Rule