Sufi Abu Taleb
Sufi Abu Taleb ( Arabic صوفي أبو طالب, DMG Ṣūfī Abū Ṭālib ; * January 27, 1925 in Egypt ; † February 21, 2008 in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia ) was an Egyptian politician . After the assassination attempt on Anwar al-Sadat , he was the incumbent President of Egypt for eight days.
Career
Abu Taleb was President of Parliament from November 4, 1978 to November 4, 1983. In this capacity, after the assassination attempt on President Sadat on October 6, 1981, he took over his official duties until Husni Mubarak took over the office on October 14, 1981.
Prior to his political career, Abu Taleb studied law in Egypt, France and Italy and received a doctorate from the Sorbonne in 1952 . Abu Taleb later served as President of Cairo University and a co-founder of Faiyum University . Abu Taleb was a member of the Islamic Research Academy.
Taleb was a proponent of incorporating Sharia law into Egyptian law. Through his initiative, Article 2 of the Constitution received the provision that the Sharia would be the main source of Egyptian legislation.
Abu Taleb died of a heart attack and was buried with military honors.
family
He was married and had four children, including two sons and two daughters.
swell
- ^ Former acting president of Egypt dies in Malaysia , africa.reuters .com. February 21, 2008. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
- ^ President by law . In: Al-Ahram Weekly , No. 886 , weekly.ahram.org.eg, February 28, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
Muhammad Nagib (1953–1954) | Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954–1970) | Anwar as-Sadat (1970–1981) | Sufi Abu Taleb (interim; 1981) | Husni Mubarak (1981-2011) | Mohammed Mursi (2012–2013) | Adli Mansur (interim; 2013–2014) | Abd al-Fattah as-Sisi (2014–)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abu Taleb, Sufi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Egypt |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 2008 |
| Place of death | Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia |