Zbigniew Karol Szałajda (11 May 1934 – 5 May 2024) was a Polish engineer and politician. A member of the Polish United Workers' Party, he served as Minister of Metallurgy from 1980 to 1981 and Minister of Metallurgy and Machinery Industry from 1981 to 1982. Szałajda died on 5 May 2024, at the age of 89.