POLITICIAN

Khalid Bakdash

1912 - 1995

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Khalid Bakdash (occasionally spelled Khalid Bagdash or Khaled Bekdache, Arabic: خالد بكداش) (1912 – July 15, 1995) was a Syrian-Kurdish politician who was the founder of the Syrian Communist Party (SCP) 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 been called the "dean of Arab communism". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Khalid Bakdash is the 10,637th most popular politician (up from 12,240th in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Syria (up from 138th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Syrian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Khalid Bakdash ranks 10,637 out of 19,576. Before him are Thomas S. Gates Jr., Rainilaiarivony, Ali Kemal, Ahmad Jannati, Khentkaus II, and Marcus Junius Silanus. After him are Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Manuel Fraga, Polina Astakhova, Jiong of Xia, Cécile La Grenade, and Hortensia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Khalid Bakdash ranks 158. Before him are Romain Maes, Boun Oum, Michele Andreolo, Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein, Jure Francetić, and Hasan Salama. After him are Henry Armstrong, Mwambutsa IV of Burundi, Kurt Sanderling, Günter Wand, Svetozar Vukmanović, and Wilfrid Sellars. Among people deceased in 1995, Khalid Bakdash ranks 126. Before him are Heinrich Sutermeister, Lev Polugaevsky, Viveca Lindfors, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Madge Sinclair, and Werner Liebrich. After him are Abdul Ali Mazari, Erik Nilsson, Katarina Taikon, Hansa Jivraj Mehta, Michael V. Gazzo, and Karel Píč.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Khalid Bakdash ranks 134 out of 210. Before him are Riad al-Asaad (1961), Khalid al-Azm (1903), Ignatius Joseph III Yonan (1944), George Sabra (1947), Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik (685), and Ibn Abi Usaibia (1204). After him are Hayır Bey (1464), Maryana Marrash (1848), Ibn al-Qalanisi (1073), Antiochus Hierax (-266), Ignatius Aphrem II (1965), and Cosmas of Maiuma (675).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Khalid Bakdash ranks 70. Before him are Ben-Hadad I (-1000), Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (1952), Muhammad Mustafa Mero (1941), Khalid al-Azm (1903), George Sabra (1947), and Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik (685). After him are Hayır Bey (1464), Ibn al-Qalanisi (1073), Antiochus Hierax (-266), Alopen (600), Salim Idris (1957), and Akram al-Hawrani (1912).

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