Rushdi al-Kikhya

Rushdi al-Kikhya (; 1899 – 14 March 1987) was a Syrian political leader who founded the People's party in 1948. Kikhya was elected as a Speaker of the Parliament of Syria between 1949 and 1951, and he was elected five terms as a member of the Syrian Parliament (MP) (1936, 1943, 1947, 1949 and 1954). Kikhiya also served as minister of interior in 1949.

Career Rushdi al-Kikhya was born and raised in Aleppo. His grandfather, Ahmed, was a member in the Chamber of Deputies. In 1948, Kikhiya founded the People's party with Nazem al-Qudsi and Mustafa Bey Barmada.

Kikhya supported the coup that ousted Husni al-Za'im in August 1949 and allied himself with Syria's new leader, President Hashim al-Atasi. Kikhya became minister of interior in a cabinet headed by Atasi himself that lasted from August to December 1949. Kikhya then became chairman of the Constitutional Assembly that drafted a new constitution for Syria. In September, he became a deputy for Aleppo and was elected speaker of the parliament.

He died on 14 March 1987 in Nicosia, Cyprus, and was buried there.