{{short description|Malaysian politician}} {{Malay name|Anfaal|Saari|note=on}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Yang Berhormat Puan | name = Anfaal Saari | native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|أنفال شاعري}}}} | native_name_lang = | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|MLA (Selangor)}} | office = Member of the <br> Selangor State Executive Council | term_start = 21 August 2023 | term_end = | monarch = Sharafuddin | 1blankname = Menteri Besar | 1namedata = Amirudin Shari | 2blankname = Portfolio | 2namedata = Women and Family Empowerment, Social Welfare & Care Economy<ref group=note>Assumed portfolios on 23 August 2023.</ref> | predecessor = Siti Mariah Mahmud <br> {{small|(Women and Family Empowerment)}} <br> ''Portfolios established'' <br> {{small|(Social Welfare & Care Economy)}} | successor = | constituency = Taman Templer | constituency_AM1 = Taman Templer | assembly1 = Selangor State Legislative | predecessor1 = Mohd Sany Hamzan <br> (PH–AMANAH) | successor1 = | term_start1 = 12 August 2023 | term_end1 = | majority1 = 467 (2023) | office2 = Deputy Women Chief of the <br> National Trust Party | term_start2 = 22 December 2023 | term_end2 = | president2 = Mohamad Sabu | 1blankname2 = Women Chief | 1namedata2 = Aiman Athirah Sabu | predecessor2 = Nor Hayati Bachok | successor2 = | birth_name = Anfaal binti Saari | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | citizenship = Malaysian | party = National Trust Party (AMANAH) | other_party = Pakatan Harapan (PH) | occupation = Politician | parents = Saari Sungib (father) | relations = | spouse = | alma_mater = | children = }}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/676424|title=10 sworn in as Selangor state excos, including one from Umno|website=Malaysiakini|date=21 August 2023|accessdate=28 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/08/946344/selangor-mb-announces-10-exco-portfolios-takes-five|title=Selangor MB announces 10 exco portfolios, takes on five|website=New Straits Times|date=23 August 2023|accessdate=28 September 2023}}</ref>
=== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/08/942255/selangor-polls-official-results|title=Selangor polls: Official Results|website=New Straits Times|date=13 August 2023|accessdate=28 September 2023}}</ref>
== Election results == {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+Selangor State Legislative Assembly<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pru.astroawani.com/|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Selangor ke-15|accessdate=28 September 2023}}</ref> !Year !Constituency ! colspan="2" |Candidate !Votes !Pct ! colspan="2" |Opponent(s) !Votes !Pct !Ballots cast !Majority !Turnout |- |rowspan=2 |2023 |rowspan=2 |'''N15 Taman Templer''' |rowspan=2 {{Party shading/PH}} | |rowspan=2 |{{nowrap|'''Anfaal Saari'''}} ('''AMANAH''') |rowspan=2 align=right|'''22,247''' |rowspan=2 |'''49.67%''' |bgcolor={{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}} | |Zaidy Abdul Talib (PAS) | align=right|21,780 |48.62% |rowspan=2 |44,792 |rowspan=2 |467 |rowspan=2 |71.12% |- |bgcolor="black" | |Aida Rahman (MUDA) |align=right|765 |align=right|1.71% |}
== Notes == {{Reflist|group=note}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Portal bar|Malaysia|Biography|Politics}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anfaal Saari}} Category:National Trust Party (Malaysia) politicians Category:Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly Category:Malaysian politicians of Malay descent Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Women MLAs in Selangor Category:21st-century Malaysian women politicians Category:21st-century Malaysian politicians