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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| Pronunciation | Arvinbuyant Serifoğlu Ghazaly |
| Born | August 23, 1999 Paterson, New Jersey, United States |
| Citizenship | Atlantian |
| Nationality | Atlantian |
| Political party | United Future |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Spouse | Angela Kateb (m. 2035) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Susan Ghazaly (sister) |
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Arvinbuyant Serifoğlu Ghazaly (/ɡəˈzɑːli/ guh-ZAH-lee; born August 23, 1999), also known as Arvin Ghazaly is an Atlantian business owner and politician serving as the Atlantian senator from Illinois since 2049. A member of United Future, he represented Illinois's 3rd congressional district in the Atlantian House of Represenatives from 2044 to 2049. Ghazaly describes himself as a centrist. Before entering politics, he was known as a host for Lampas Media documentaries and a restaurateur, owning the restaurant-chain Boxenbuns.
Early life and education
Arvin Ghazaly was born on September 17, 1998 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 5, in fear of discrimination his family received due to September 11 attacks. He returned to the United States in 2006 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 on online freelance gigs. 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 didn't get involved in politics until late 2024 where he volunteered to campaign for Elizabeth Bishwas, his great distant relative (paternal first cousin twice-removed), in preparation for the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections. He then started working as a host for Lampas Media's political 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 Green Party politicians.
Ghazaly is the owner and CEO of Boxenbuns. The restaurant was opened in August 2029 as a foodtruck in Downtown Chicago. As of August 2054, the restaurant had become a chain, reaching an annual income of $150 million a year with over 100 locations spread throughout Atlantia.
Atlantian House of Representatives
Elections
2039
In November 2039 United Future primary for Illinois's 3rd Congressional District, Ghazaly finished first followed by Nicholas Chiang, Azmy Al Hamady and Elodie Soroush. He was supported by many United Future members, and was endorsed by Julian MacGraw, former chairman of the Atlantic Recovery Council. Ghazaly also benefitted from his involvement Operation Wildwest during the Great Divide as the "Omega Knight" of the Metal Knights.
Ghazaly defeated Julia Sheine of People's Democratic Progress by 15% margin in the 2044 general election. He took office on September 15, 2044. Ghazaly was one of the first politician affiliated with United Future to ever elected to the Congress and was also the first from Illinois to do so.
2044
In November 2044, Ghazaly announced that instead of running for re-election, he would instead run for the senate seat, setting to replace Rostam Razzak from the Conservative Party that has been holding the position since the first election.
Personal Life
Ghazaly is a polyglot, being able to speak six languages, including; Turkish, Tamil, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and English. He is also trained in martial arts, having reached black belt in Taekwondo at the age of 31.
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 2034, Ghazaly married Angela Kateb, whom he met in World Language Enthusiast Society during college. The couple had an Islamic marriage ceremony in October 2034, followed by an outdoor wedding reception two months later. They have two children, Nicholas Aziz and Diana Moataz.
Electoral History
2044
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| United Future | Arvin Ghazaly | 20,872 | 23.0% | |
| United Future | Nicholas Chiang | 16,499 | 18.2% | |
| United Future | Azmy Al Hamady | 15,007 | 16.5% | |
| United Future | Elodie Soroush | 12,987 | 14.3% | |
| United Future | Robin Balch | 7,353 | 8.1% | |
| United Future | Leonard Haccoun | 3,811 | 4.2% | |
| United Future | Rozalija Fevzi | 3,357 | 3.7% | |
| Total votes | 90,696 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| United Future | Arvin Ghazaly | 165,064 | 52.7% | |
| National Justice Front | Martina Nauryz | 115,472 | 31.9% | |
| Green Party | Shirley Parvati | 59,003 | 16.3% | |
| People Power Party | Viktor Mukhamedov | 14,841 | 4.1% | |
| Socialist Party | Bella J. Remedios | 5,791 | 1.6% | |
| Democratic Party | Abraham Hodzic | 1,809 | 0.5% | |
| Total votes | 361,984 | 100.0% | ||