Back صوفي أبو طالب Arabic صوفى ابو طالب ARZ Sufi Abu Taleb AST Суфі Хасан Абу Талеб Byelorussian Soufi Abou Taleb Breton Sufi Abu Taleb German Sufi Abu Taleb Spanish Sufi Abu Taleb Basque صوفی ابو طالب Persian Soufi Abou Taleb French
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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 House of Representatives 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 Tamiya, Faiyum Governorate, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Died | 21 February 2008 (aged 83) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 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]
- ^ a b "Former acting president of Egypt dies in Malaysia". Reuters Africa. 2008-02-21. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-22.