Arvin Ghazaly
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Arvin Ghazaly | |
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| Member of the Atlantian Parliament for Illinois | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2049 | |
| Preceded by | Wade Gilkeson |
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| Born | Arvin-Karim Seriftoglu Ghazaly August 23, 1999 Paterson, New Jersey, United States |
| Citizenship | Atlantian |
| Nationality | Atlantian |
| Political party | National Democratic Party |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Spouse | Kamilla Hamidovic (m. 2035) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Karen Ghazaly (sister) |
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Arvin Karim Seriftoglu Ghazaly (/ɡəˈzɑːli/ guh-ZAH-lee; born August 23, 1999) is an Atlantian politician affiliated with the National Democratic Party. He is set to replace Avaneesh Paulino as one of the Atlantian senators representing Illinois in 2054. Previously, Ghazaly served as the Atlantian representative for Illinois's 3rd congressional district since 2049. Before entering politics, he worked as a host for Lampas Media documentaries and later became a restaurateur, running his own restaurant Boxenbuns.
Early life and education
Arvin Ghazaly was born on August 23rd, 1999 to Serif Ghazaly and Anna Veeranathan, both second generation immigrant of Tatar-Turkish and Indian-American ancestry. His father is a former professor at Chicago Institute of Technology, while his mother is a former Halske manager in Washington D.C.. Born in Paterson, Ghazaly moved to Japan at the age of five. He returned to the United States and has since lived in Chicago. Ghazaly was raised as a moderate muslim and continues to practice Islam. Ghazaly has a younger sister named Lily Ghazaly, currently serving as the Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet, after previously worked for Food and Nutrition Service of the USDA.
Ghazaly attended Oscar Alonzo High School, where he was active in the student council and world language club. He also went to Islamic prep school everyday after his regular schooling. After graduating from high school in 2017, Ghazaly enrolled at Long Island University to study East Asian studies, majoring in Korean. During his time there, he was involved in the undergraduate student government between 2018 to 2020, and graduated in 2023 with a B.A. degree. Later in August 2027, Ghazaly received his M.A from University of Hanyang in Digital Media Communication.
Early career
Ghazaly started his professional career by working as an interpreter for a Korean MLM company in Chicago, but resigned after three months. He then transitioned into content creation and freelancing jobs, where he started making videos on Tiktok while taking translation and online teaching jobs. In that capacity, he also worked part-time as a cashier for Chicken Empire, a local fried chicken restaurant in Chicago, owned by his former co-worker Nasser Fawaz.
Ghazaly started working as a host for Lampas Media's documentaries on both Youtube and Tiktok right after receiving his masters degree in South Korea and returning to the United States in late 2027. Initially, he was assigned as the assistant staff for the content production team, but would later be promoted to host the documentary shows himself three years later. This was also the time where he started to involve more in politics, particularly by campaigning, and giving donations to independents and Justice Party politicians.
Ghazaly is the owner and CEO of Boxenbuns. The restaurant was started in August 2029, initially as a small sandwich bar in Bridgeview, Illinois. As of August 2054, the restaurant had become a burger chain, reaching an annual income of $40 million a year with over 100 locations spread throughout Atlantia.
Personal Life
Ghazaly is a polyglot, being able to speak six languages, including; Turkish, Tamil, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and English. He also plays piano, and attempted to make his own music in college under the pseudonym "Alfadel".
Ghazaly is a Sunni Muslim, although he never specified which school he follows, but Ghazaly has said he "followed what his mother taught him".
In 2033, Ghazaly married Kamilla Hamidovic, a Bosnian-American who worked at the Korean consulate general in Chicago, and was also his friend from the Korean language course he attended in college. The couple had an Islamic marriage ceremony in December 2035, followed by an outdoor wedding reception two months later. They have two children; Zayd Karim and Achindra Zahra.
Electoral History
2049
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| National Democratic | Arvin Ghazaly | 185,055 | 52.7% | |
| Conservative | Suleyman al-Farisi | 113,637 | 32.3% | |
| Patriot | Tiffany Godebert | 44,453 | 12.6% | |
| Labor | Amabella Phoebe | 8,448 | 2.4% | |