Anfaal Saari

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Saari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Anfaal. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Puan Anfaal Saari MLA
أنفال شاعري‎
Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (Women and Family Empowerment, Social Welfare & Care Economy)[note 1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2023
Monarch	Sharafuddin
Menteri Besar	Amirudin Shari
Preceded by	Siti Mariah Mahmud (Women and Family Empowerment) Portfolios established (Social Welfare & Care Economy)
Constituency	Taman Templer
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Taman Templer
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Mohd Sany Hamzan (PH–AMANAH)
Majority	467 (2023)
Deputy Women Chief of the National Trust Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 December 2023
President	Mohamad Sabu
Women Chief	Aiman Athirah Sabu
Preceded by	Nor Hayati Bachok
Personal details
Born	Anfaal binti Saari
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	National Trust Party (AMANAH)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Parent	Saari Sungib (father)
Occupation	Politician

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 and Division Women Chief of Gombak of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the PH coalition. She has also served as the Deputy Women Chief of AMANAH since December 2023. 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.

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 the Menteri Besar. Anfaal was appointed 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]

Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)

2023 Selangor state election

In the 2023 Selangor state election, Anfaal made her electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest 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	Candidate		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.