Sufi Abu Taleb
Sufi Abu Taleb | |
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| صوفي أبو طالب | |
Taleb during his time as the speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt | |
| Acting President of Egypt | |
| In office 6 October 1981 – 14 October 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Hosni Mubarak |
| Preceded by | Anwar Sadat |
| Succeeded by | Hosni Mubarak |
| 6th Speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt | |
| In office 4 November 1978 – 4 November 1983 | |
| Appointed by | People's Assembly |
| President | Anwar Sadat Himself (acting) Hosni Mubarak |
| Prime Minister | Mustafa Khalil Anwar Sadat Hosni Mubarak Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin |
| Preceded by | Sayed Marei |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Kamel Leilah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1925 |
| Died | 21 February 2008 (aged 83) |
| Spouse | Wafeya el Otefi |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Cairo University, University of Paris, Sapienza University of Rome |
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Sufi Abu Taleb (Arabic: صوفي أبو طالب, romanized: Ṣūfī Abū Ṭālib; January 27, 1925 – February 21, 2008) was an Egyptian politician who served as the 6th speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt from 1978 to 1983 and, following the assassination of Anwar Sadat on 6 October 1981, assumed the duties of acting head of state for eight days per the Egyptian Constitution. He subsequently stepped aside for Sadat's Vice-President Hosni Mubarak.