Atef Mohamed Naguib Sedky (29 August 1930 – 25 February 2005; Arabic: عاطف محمد نجيب صدقى, IPA: [ˈʕɑːtˤef mæˈħæmmæd næˈɡiːb ˈsedʔi]) was the Prime Minister of Egypt from 1986 until 1996.

He was a lawyer and economist by training, receiving a doctorate in economics from the University of Paris in France.

As prime minister, Sedky supervised and sometimes criticised reforms suggested by the International Monetary Fund.

In November 1993, he survived an assassination attempt in Cairo by the militant Islamic group Vanguards of Conquest, which resulted in the death of a schoolgirl called Shaimaa.

[2][3] On 2 January 1996, he along with his cabinet resigned; his post was filled two days later by Kamal Ganzouri.