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'''Arvin Karim Seriftoglu Ghazaly''' (/ɡəˈzɑːli/ guh-ZAH-lee; born August 23, 1999) is an [[Atlantia|Atlantian]] business owner and politician serving as the [[Atlantia|Atlantian]] senator from {{wp|Illinois}} since 2049. A member of the [[Utilitarian Party]], he represented {{wp|Illinois's 3rd congressional district}} in the [[Atlantian House of Represenatives]] from 2044 to 2049. Ghazaly describes himself as a {{wp|Centrism|centrist}}. Before entering politics, he was known as a {{wp|Content Creator|host}} for {{wp|Vox Media|Lampas Media}} documentaries and a restaurateur, owning the restaurant-chain [[Boxenbuns]].
'''Arvin Karim Seriftoglu Ghazaly''' (/ɡəˈzɑːli/ guh-ZAH-lee; born August 23, 1999) is an [[Atlantia|Atlantian]] business owner and politician serving as the [[Atlantia|Atlantian]] senator from {{wp|Illinois}} since 2049. A member of the [[Civil Mandate Party]], he represented {{wp|Illinois's 3rd congressional district}} in the [[Atlantian House of Represenatives]] from 2044 to 2049. Ghazaly describes himself as a {{wp|Centrism|centrist}}. Before entering politics, he was known as a {{wp|Content Creator|host}} for {{wp|Vox Media|Lampas Media}} documentaries and a restaurateur, owning the restaurant-chain [[Boxenbuns]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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===Elections===
===Elections===
====2044====
====2044====
In November 2043 Utilitarian Party primary for {{wp|Illinois's 3rd Congressional District}}, Ghazaly finished first followed by [[Nima Saliha]], [[Otmar Jeruzalem]] and [[Shirley Parvati]]. He was supported by many local communities and endorsed by [[Julian MacGraw]], chairman of the [[Atlantic Repatriation Council|ARC]]. Ghazaly benefitted from his involvement [[Great Divide#Liberation of North America|Operation Wildwest]] during the [[Great Divide]] as the "Omega Knight" of the [[Metal Knights]].
In November 2043 CMP primary for {{wp|Illinois's 3rd Congressional District}}, Ghazaly finished first followed by [[Nima Saliha]], [[Shirley Parvati]] and [[Riccardo Lim]]. He was supported by many local communities and endorsed by [[Julian MacGraw]], chairman of the [[Atlantic Recovery Council|ARC]]. Ghazaly benefitted from his involvement [[Great Divide#Liberation of North America|Operation Wildwest]] during the [[Great Divide]] as the "Omega Knight" of the [[Metal Knights]].


Ghazaly defeated [[Julia Sheine]] of [[Labor Party (Atlantia)|Labor Party]] by 15% margin in the 2044 general election. He took office on September 15, 2044. Ghazaly was one of the first politician affiliated with [[Justice Party (Atlantia)|Justice Party]] ever elected to the Congress and was also the first from Illinois to do so.  
Ghazaly defeated [[Julia Sheine]] of [[Democratic People's Party (Atlantia)|Democratic People's Party]] by 15% margin in the 2044 general election. He took office on September 15, 2044. Ghazaly was one of the first politician affiliated with [[Civil Mandate Party|CMP]] to ever elected to the Congress and was also the first from Illinois to do so.  


====2049====
====2049====
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Ghazaly is a {{wp|Sunni Islam|Sunni Muslim}}, although he never specified which {{wp|Madhhab|school}} he follows, but Ghazaly has said he "followed what his mother taught him".
Ghazaly is a {{wp|Sunni Islam|Sunni Muslim}}, although he never specified which {{wp|Madhhab|school}} he follows, but Ghazaly has said he "followed what his mother taught him".


In 2033, Ghazaly married Amelie-Almas Lejeune, an {{wp|English language|English}} teacher whom he met in the Korean cultural community when he was in university. The couple had an {{wp|Islamic marital practice|Islamic marriage ceremony}} in December 2035, followed by an {{wp|Wedding reception|outdoor wedding reception}} two months later. They have two children.
In 2034, Ghazaly married Angela Kateb, whom he met in [[World Language Enthusiast Society]] during college. The couple had an {{wp|Islamic marital practice|Islamic marriage ceremony}} in October 2034, followed by an {{wp|Wedding reception|outdoor wedding reception}} two months later. They have two children, [[Nicholas Aziz]] and Diana Moataz.


==Electoral History==
==Electoral History==
===2044===
===2044===
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|+ Illinois's 3rd congressional district UP primary
|+ Illinois's 3rd congressional district Civil Mandate Party primary
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 | Party
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 | Party
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Candidate
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Candidate
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! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | %
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | %
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#FDDA0D;" |
| style="background-color:#F4D03F ;" |
| | [[Utilitarian Party | Utilitarian ]]
| | [[National Reform Party|National Reform]]
| '''Arvin Ghazaly'''
| '''Arvin Ghazaly'''
| 20,872
| 20,872
|23.0%
|23.0%
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#FDDA0D;" |
| style="background-color:#F4D03F ;" |
| | [[Utilitarian Party | Utilitarian ]]
| | [[National Reform Party|National Reform]]
| '''Nima Saleeha'''
| '''Nima Saleeha'''
| 16,499
| 16,499
| 18.2%  
| 18.2%  
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#FDDA0D;" |
| style="background-color:#F4D03F ;" |
| | [[Utilitarian Party | Utilitarian ]]
| | [[National Reform Party|National Reform]]
| Shirley Parvati
| Shirley Parvati
| 15,007
| 15,007
| 16.5%
| 16.5%
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#FDDA0D;" |
| style="background-color:#F4D03F ;" |
| | [[Utilitarian Party | Utilitarian ]]
| | [[National Reform Party|National Reform]]
| Riccardo Lim
| Riccardo Lim
| 12,987
| 12,987
| 14.3%
| 14.3%
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#FDDA0D;" |
| style="background-color:#F4D03F ;" |
| | [[Utilitarian Party | Utilitarian ]]
| | [[National Reform Party|National Reform]]
| Archie Hamady
| Archie Hamady
| 7,353
| 7,353
| 8.1%
| 8.1%
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#FDDA0D;" |
| style="background-color:#F4D03F ;" |
| | [[Utilitarian Party | Utilitarian ]]
| | [[National Reform Party|National Reform]]
| Shevan ul-Haque
| Shevan ul-Haque
| 3,811
| 3,811
| 4.2%  
| 4.2%  
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#FDDA0D;" |
| style="background-color:#F4D03F ;" |
| | [[Utilitarian Party | Utilitarian ]]
| | [[National Reform Party|National Reform]]
| Elodie Soroush
| Elodie Soroush
|  3,357
|  3,357
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! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | %
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#FDDA0D;" |
| style="background-color:#F4D03F ;" |
| | [[Utilitarian Party | Utilitarian ]]
| | [[National Reform Party|National Reform]]
| '''Arvin Ghazaly'''
| '''Arvin Ghazaly'''
| 185,055
| 185,055
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|-
| style="background-color:#FF8700;" |
| style="background-color:#FF8700;" |
| [[Conservative Party (Atlantia)| Conservative ]]
| [[People's Prosperity Party (Atlantia)| People's Prosperity Party ]]
| Suleyman al-Farisi
| Suleyman al-Farisi
| 113,637
| 113,637

Revision as of 18:34, 13 September 2024

Arvin Ghazaly
Arvin Ghazaly Official Atlantia 2051.jpeg
Member of the Atlantian Parliament
for Illinois
Assumed office
January 20, 2049
Preceded byWade Gilkeson
Personal details
Born
Arvin-Karim Seriftoglu Ghazaly

August 23, 1999
Paterson, New Jersey, United States
CitizenshipAtlantian
NationalityAtlantian
Political partyCivil Mandate Party
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse
Angela Kateb (m. 2035)
Children2
Parents
  • Sherif Ghazaly (father)
  • Anna Veeranathan (mother)
RelativesSusan Ghazaly (sister)
Education
Occupation
Known for


Arvin Karim Seriftoglu Ghazaly (/ɡəˈzɑːli/ guh-ZAH-lee; born August 23, 1999) is an Atlantian business owner and politician serving as the Atlantian senator from Illinois since 2049. A member of the Civil Mandate Party, 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 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 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, which revealed to be 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 Justice 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

2044

In November 2043 CMP primary for Illinois's 3rd Congressional District, Ghazaly finished first followed by Nima Saliha, Shirley Parvati and Riccardo Lim. He was supported by many local communities and endorsed by Julian MacGraw, chairman of the ARC. Ghazaly benefitted from his involvement Operation Wildwest during the Great Divide as the "Omega Knight" of the Metal Knights.

Ghazaly defeated Julia Sheine of Democratic People's Party by 15% margin in the 2044 general election. He took office on September 15, 2044. Ghazaly was one of the first politician affiliated with CMP to ever elected to the Congress and was also the first from Illinois to do so.

2049

In November 2048, 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 a 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo at the age of 29.

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

Illinois's 3rd congressional district Civil Mandate Party primary
Party Candidate Votes %
National Reform Arvin Ghazaly 20,872 23.0%
National Reform Nima Saleeha 16,499 18.2%
National Reform Shirley Parvati 15,007 16.5%
National Reform Riccardo Lim 12,987 14.3%
National Reform Archie Hamady 7,353 8.1%
National Reform Shevan ul-Haque 3,811 4.2%
National Reform Elodie Soroush 3,357 3.7%
Total votes 90,696 100.0%

2049

Illinois's 3rd Congressional District General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
National Reform Arvin Ghazaly 185,055 52.7%
People's Prosperity Party Suleyman al-Farisi 113,637 32.3%
Patriot Tiffany Godebert 44,453 12.6%
Labor Amabella Phoebe 8,448 2.4%
Total votes 351,953 100.0%

Achievements