Sufi Abu Taleb

Sufi Abu Taleb
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 MinisterHosni Mubarak
Preceded byAnwar Sadat
Succeeded byHosni Mubarak
6th Speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt
In office
4 November 1978 – 4 November 1983
Appointed byPeople's Assembly
PresidentAnwar Sadat
Himself (acting)
Hosni Mubarak
Prime MinisterMustafa Khalil
Anwar Sadat
Hosni Mubarak
Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin
Preceded bySayed Marei
Succeeded byMohamed Kamel Leilah
Personal details
Born(1925-01-27)27 January 1925
Died21 February 2008(2008-02-21) (aged 83)
SpouseWafeya el Otefi
Children4
Alma materCairo University, University of Paris, Sapienza University of Rome
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Sufi Abu Taleb (Arabic: صوفي أبو طالب, romanizedṢūfī 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.