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Sufi Abu Taleb | |
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صوفي أبو طالب | |
![]() Taleb during his time as 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 |
Speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt | |
In office 4 November 1978 – 4 November 1983 | |
Appointed by | People's Assembly |
President | Anwar Sadat 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 | Tamiya, Faiyum Governorate, Kingdom of Egypt | 27 January 1925
Died | 21 February 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | (aged 83)
Spouse | Wafeya el Otefi |
Children | two sons, two daughters |
Alma mater | Cairo University, University of Paris, Sapienza University of Rome |
Sufi Abu Taleb (Arabic: صوفي أبو طالب, romanized: Ṣūfī Abū Ṭālib; January 27, 1925 – February 21, 2008)[1] was an Egyptian politician. He served as Speaker of the People's Assembly 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.[1]