Anfaal Saari

Anfaal binti Saari is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Taman Templer since August 2023. She served as Member of the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ). She is a member and Division Women Chief of Gombak of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the PH coalition. She has also served as the Deputy Women Chief of AMANAH since December 2023. She is also presently one of the only two AMANAH Selangor EXCO Members alongside Izham Hashim, one of the only two female Selangor EXCO Members alongside Jamaliah Jamaluddin and the daughter of former Hulu Kelang MLA Saari Sungib.

Political career Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (since 2023) In the 2023 Selangor state election, the ruling PH and Barisan Nasional (BN) won a simple majority in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly and was reelected to power. Following that, Sungai Tua MLA Amirudin of PH was reappointed the Menteri Besar. Anfaal was appointed the Selangor EXCO Member and given the portfolios of Women and Family Empowerment, Social Welfare and Care Economy by Menteri Besar Amirudin on 21 and 23 August 2023 respectively.

Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023) 2023 Selangor state election In the 2023 Selangor state election, Anfaal made her electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest the Taman Templer state seat. Anfaal won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Taman Templer MLA for the first term after narrowly defeating Zaidy Abdul Talib of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Aida Rahman of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) by a majority of only 467 votes.

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