Arvin Sherif

Arvin Sherif
Director of D.A.R.T
Incumbent
Assumed office October 20, 2044
Preceded by	Nicholas Chiang
Personal details
Pronunciation	Arvinbuyan Vishal Sherif
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	Chelsea Lafontaine (m. 2033)
Children	2
Parents	Hamid G. Sherif (father) Anne Lakhani (mother)
Relatives	Susan Sherif (sister) Arya Mohammad Bhupathi (Great-granduncle)
Education	Philadelphia State University (BA) Hanyang University (MA)
Occupation	Politician Entrepreneur Military officer (formerly)
Known for	Defeating Zel’amin and stopping the Hazalian invasion Independence of Atlantia
Military service
Allegiance	United States (formerly) League of Nations (formerly) Atlantia
Branch/service	United States Army (formerly) LNESF Paladin Order (formerly) Atlantian Army
Years of service	2027, 2031-2034 (United States, formerly) 2028-2030 (LNESF, formerly) 2035-2040 (Atlantia)
Rank	Master Sergeant (LNESF, formerly) Captain (Atlantia)
Unit	61st Infantry Division “Grailseeker“ (formerly) 1st LNESF Gold Paladin Squad “Sirius" (formerly)
Commands	12th LNESF Gold Paladin Squad “Altair”
Battles/wars	Grand Invasion: Battle of Arlington Battle of Washington Battle of Westminster Battle of Brandenburg Battle of Tyre Battle of Tiberias Battle of Tel Aviv Second civil war: Battle of Chesapeake Battle of Pittsburgh Battle of Bainbridge Battle of Marion Battle of Charlotte Battle of Columbia
Awards	LNESF Excellence Award Gaean Scythe of Valor Atlantian Sapphire Heart

Arvinbuyan Vishal Sherif (/ʃəˈriːf/ shuh-REEF; born August 23, 1999), also known as Arvin Sherif is an Atlantian army veteran and battlemage who is currently the Director of D.A.R.T. Sherif was nominated by President Darris Florian and has held the position since October 15, 2044.

Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Sherif graduated from Temple University in 2022, then worked for Google briefly. He joined the military in 2027 during the Grand Invasion where he served in the United States Army, then the LNESF 1st Gold Paladin Squad “Sirius” and was most notably known for his contribution in Operation Breakthrough. After his duty in the LNESF, he commanded the 2nd Battle Sentinel Squad “Charybdis” of the Atlantian Armed Forces during the North American Second Civil War.

Shortly after Atlantian independence, he participated in the 2039 Atlantian General Election as a representative for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District, where he won in the state primary against Green Party and People Power Party candidates Shirley Parvati and Viktor Magomedov. However, he was defeated in the second round against Enrique Fabiano of the Democratic Alliance.

On October 15, 2044, President Alem Zahran nominated Sherif to replace Nicholas Chiang as Director of D.A.R.T. He was confirmed by the Atlantian Congress on October 17, then took office on October 20. Sherif is a registered UFP member.

Early life and education

Arvin Sherif was born on September 27, 1999, in Paterson, New Jersey into a Turkish-Indian muslim family. His parents immigrated to the U.S. from Turkey and India in the 1980s. His father is a professor at the Philadelphia University who graduated from Istanbul Institute of Technology and Arizona State University; his mother is a former manager at Halske USA.

Sherif’s maternal family was from Calicut, Madras Presidency, British India (now Kozhikode, Kerala state, India). In the 1950s, many of his maternal family members were public officers. His great-granduncle was a mayor of Calicut in the 1960s. Following the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, his grandparents migrated to the United States to avoid the upcoming war . The tradition of working for the government didn’t stop there; as his maternal grandfather was employed by the EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water from 1975 to 1992.

At the age of 4, he moved to Japan in fear of discrimination following the September 11 attacks. He returned to the United States in 2006 and has since lived in Philadelphia. Sherif was raised as a muslim and still practice Islam. He claims to be of a ‘moderate muslim’. He has a younger sister named Susan Sherif, currently working for the Atlantia Department of Agriculture (formerly Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Sherif attended Blue Bell High School where he was active in the student government. He also went to Islamic prep school every day after his regular schooling. After graduating from high school in 2017, Sherif went to Temple University, later obtained a B.A. degree in 2022.

After graduating in 2022, he went to an IT bootcamp to try his luck in the IT industry, but ended up working as an interpreter for a Korean MLM company in South Philadelphia in late 2023, then left after just three months. In early 2024, he worked in an IT company for half a year before eventually resigned again. He was unemployed for a few months before landed a job in Google as a Korean localization staff for Gemini. In that capacity, he also had the chance to study in Hanyang University to pursue his master’s degree in 2026.

Military Service

Following the activation of Pillars which led to the Grand Invasion in July 15, 2027, all U.S. male citizens living abroad were drafted to defend against the Hazalian invasion, as ordered by Vice President Timothy Walt, the Commander-in-chief of the United States armed forces at that time. Sherif was no exception.

Sherif immediately returned from South Korea to the United States to join the Army. Then received his BCT (Basic Combat Training) and AIT (Advanced Infantry Training) at Camp Roberts Military Training Site for was assigned to 61st Infantry Division “Grailseeker” in Arlington, Virginia. He was deployed to provide fire support in fighting Zel’amin-Hazalian forces occupying the whole block of Washington, D.C.

During his deployment, unbeknownst to Sherif, he was affected by the cosmic energy leaking out of the wormhole above the White House during an assault against Zel’amin forces guarding The Capitol. The cosmic energy, also called as “Mana”, began affecting the very base of his cells, enhanced his physical strength, speed, stamina, reflex and durability.

After just two months, his body has completely enhanced where he started to notice his anomalous growth. His fellow platoon members reported to have seen Sherif withstand an attack from Hazalian weaponries, and threw a Zel’amin member flying several feet just from mere punches and kicks. An army medic also reported that his body ‘heals fast’ where a gunshot wound in his left shoulder was healed in just an hour.

It was not until six months later during a Operation Homeland Defense, his actions under fire and heroism bought the interest of his commander. He was quickly promoted to corporal, then the commander of his division immediately brought him to the LN headquarter in New York to be recommended as a suitable candidate for the Paladin system.

LNESF Service Years

During the initial screening for the Paladin system, LN Secretary General Antonio Gutierrez reported that Sherif showed an exceptional amount of mana at the level of 7 MMR (the highest at that time) and expertise in using it, almost as if he was gifted naturally instead of being affected by the wormhole in Washington.

Political Career

Sherif didn’t involve in politics until he stepped down from the military in 2038, when he became a member of the United Future, and ran for representative office of the Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District in the 2039 Atlantian General Election. He won in the nonpartisan primary against Shirley Parvati and Viktor Magomedov but lost in the second round against Enrique Fabiano. After his defeat, he did not continue to run for office again in 2044.

Personal Life

Sherif is a polyglot, being able to speak six languages, including; Turkish, Malayalam, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and English. He is also trained in martial arts, holding a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo.

Sherif is a Sunni Muslim, although he never specified which school he follows, but Sherif has said he "followed what his mother taught him".

In 2033, Sherif married Chelsea Lafontaine, a senior he often worked together with when he was in the university. The couple had an Islamic marriage ceremony in April 2034, followed by an outdoor wedding reception two months later. They have two children, David Sherif and Martina Sherif.

Electoral History

2039

Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District Primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Alliance	Enrique Fabiano	155,609	40.7%
	United Future	Arvin Sherif	147,528	38.7%
	Green Party	Shirley Parvati	10,973	2.9%
	People Power Party	Viktor Magomedov	3,434	0.9%
Total votes			361,984	100.0%

Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Alliance	Enrique Fabiano	224,847	52.8%
	United Future	Arvin Sherif	200,319	47.5%
Total votes			425,166	100.0%