Khalid Bakdash (1912–1995; occasionally spelled Khalid Bagdash or Khaled Bekdache, Arabic: ???? ??????) 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."