Arvin Ghazaly

Arvin Ghazaly
Member of the Atlantian Parliament for Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 2049
Preceded by	Wade Gilkeson
Personal details
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
Parents	Ahmet Serif Ghazaly (father) Anna Veeranathan (mother)
Relatives	Karen Ghazaly (sister)
Education	Long Island University (BA) University of Hanyang (MA)
Occupation	Politician Content Creator Teacher Entrepreneur Restaurateur Superhero
Known for	Co-founding of Boxenbuns Defeating the Blood Hunters as the "Omega Knight" of the Metal Knights

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 National Democratic 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 work for Mehmed Farhan in preparatiohn for the 2025 Palos Hills' mayoral election. 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 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.

Atlantian House of Representatives

Elections

2044

In November 2043 NDP primary for 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 Bill Herlihy, 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 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 NDP 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 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

2044

Illinois's 3rd congressional district NDP primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NDP	Arvin Ghazaly	20,872	23.0%
	NDP	Nima Saleeha	16,499	18.2%
	NDP	Shirley Parvati	15,007	16.5%
	NDP	Otmar Jeruzalem	12,987	14.3%
	NDP	Dick Gunasinghe	7,353	8.1%
	NDP	Erkin Clemmons	3,811	4.2%
	NDP	Walter Calafiori	3,357	3.7%
Total votes			90,696	100.0%

2049

Illinois's 3rd Congressional District General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%
Total votes			351,953	100.0%