Sufi Abu Taleb
 Sufi Abu Taleb (Arabic: صوفى أبو طالب‎ Ṣūfī Abū Ṭālib; January 27 1925 – February 21 2008) was an Egyptian politician. He served as Speaker of the People's Assembly from 1978 to 1983 and upon the assassination of Anwar El Sadat on 6 October 1981 assumed the duties of Acting head of state as which he served for eight days until the accession of Hosni Mubarak.