Sufi Abu Taleb
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Sufi Abu Taleb (born 1925) served as Acting President of Egypt from 6 October 1981 to 14 October 1981, following the assassination of Egypt's third president Anwar Sadat. Upon Sadat's assassination, Sufi Abu Taleb was serving as Speaker of the People's Assembly from November 4, 1978 to November 4, 1983.
According to the adopted constitution, in case of the vacancy of the office of the president, the Speaker of the People's Assembly shall act as Acting President pending an election in 60 days.
He was previously the President of Cairo University.
His son, Ahmed Sufi Abu Taleb, is an independent politician who ran in the 2000 parliamentary elections, facing in his district Tamia, Fayoum the NDP's veteran MP Hussein Eweiss. The Abu Taleb family used to be Tamia's deputies for more than 30 years
| Preceded by Sayed Marey |
Speaker of the People's Assembly November 4, 1978–November 4, 1983 |
Succeeded by Dr. Mohamed Kamel Leilah |
| Preceded by Anwar Sadat |
President of Egypt 6 October 1981–14 October 1981 |
Succeeded by Hosni Mubarak |
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