Anfaal Saari

Anfaal binti Saari is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Taman Templer since August 2023. She served as Member of the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ). She is a member, Deputy Women Chief and Division Women Chief of Gombak of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the PH coalition. She is also presently one of the only two AMANAH Selangor EXCO Members alongside Izham Hashim, one of the only two female Selangor EXCO Members alongside Jamaliah Jamaluddin and the daughter of former Hulu Kelang MLA Saari Sungib.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Saari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Anfaal. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Puan
Anfaal Saari
MLA
Member of the
Selangor State Executive Council
(Women and Family Empowerment, Social Welfare & Care Economy)[note 1]
Assumed office
21 August 2023
MonarchSharafuddin
Menteri BesarAmirudin Shari
Preceded bySiti Mariah Mahmud
(Women and Family Empowerment)
Portfolios established
(Social Welfare & Care Economy)
ConstituencyTaman Templer
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Taman Templer
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded byMohd Sany Hamzan
(PH–AMANAH)
Majority467 (2023)
Personal details
Born
Anfaal binti Saari
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyNational Trust Party (AMANAH)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
ParentSaari Sungib (father)
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (since 2023)

In the 2023 Selangor state election, the ruling PH and Barisan Nasional (BN) won a simple majority in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly and was reelected to power. Following that, Sungai Tua MLA Amirudin of PH was reappointed as the Menteri Besar. Anfaal was appointed as the Selangor EXCO Member and given the portfolios of Women and Family Empowerment, Social Welfare and Care Economy by Menteri Besar Amirudin on 21 and 23 August 2023 respectively.[1][2]

2023 Selangor state election

In the 2023 Selangor state election, Anfaal made her electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest for the Taman Templer state seat. Anfaal won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Taman Templer MLA for the first term after narrowly defeating Zaidy Abdul Talib of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Aida Rahman of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) by a majority of only 467 votes.[3]

Election results
Selangor State Legislative Assembly[4]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2023 N15 Taman Templer Anfaal Saari (AMANAH) 22,247 49.67% Zaidy Abdul Talib (PAS) 21,780 48.62% 44,792 467 71.12%
Aida Rahman (MUDA) 765 1.71%

Notes
  1. Assumed portfolios on 23 August 2023.

References
  1. "10 sworn in as Selangor state excos, including one from Umno". Malaysiakini. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. "Selangor MB announces 10 exco portfolios, takes on five". New Straits Times. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. "Selangor polls: Official Results". New Straits Times. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Selangor ke-15". Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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