Sufi Abu Taleb

Sufi Abu Taleb
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 MinisterHosni Mubarak
Preceded byAnwar Sadat
Succeeded byHosni Mubarak
Speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt
In office
4 November 1978 – 4 November 1983
Appointed byPeople's Assembly
PresidentAnwar Sadat
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
Tamiya, Faiyum Governorate, Kingdom of Egypt
Died21 February 2008(2008-02-21) (aged 83)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SpouseWafeya el Otefi
Childrentwo sons, two daughters
Alma materCairo University, University of Paris, Sapienza University of Rome

Sufi Abu Taleb (Arabic: صوفي أبو طالب, romanizedṢūfī 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]

  1. ^ a b "Former acting president of Egypt dies in Malaysia". Reuters Africa. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-02-22.

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