Khalid Bakdash
Former Deputy of the Syrian People's Council
Khalid Bakdash was a Syrian politician who was the founder of the Syrian Communist Party and lead it from 1936 until his death in 1995. In 1954, Bakdash became the first member of a communist party to be elected to an Arab parliament. He has since... Wikipedia
Born: November 15, 1912, Damascus, Syria
Died: Damascus, Syria
Party: Syrian Communist Party
Nationality: Syrian
Organizations founded: Syrian Communist Party and Syrian–Lebanese Communist Party
Awards: Order of Lenin and Order of the October Revolution
Previous office: Deputy of the Syrian People's Council (1954–1958)