Saari Sungib

Saari bin Sungib is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Hulu Kelang from March 2008 to August 2023. He is a member, State Deputy Chairman of Selangor and Division Chief of Gombak of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a former component party of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition as well as member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a former component party of the Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalition. He is also the father of Anfaal Saari, the Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) and Taman Templer MLA.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Sungib is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Saari.
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Saari Sungib
شاعري سوڠيب‎
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Hulu Kelang
In office
8 March 2008 – 12 August 2023
Preceded byAhmad Bujang
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byAzmin Ali
(PN–BERSATU)
Majority2,134 (2008)
2,881 (2013)
15,349 (2018)
Faction represented in Selangor State Legislative Assembly
2008–2015Malaysian Islamic Party
2015–2018National Trust Party
2018–2023Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born1957 (age 65–66)
Dengkil, Selangor
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
(1998–2004)
Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
(2004–2015)
National Trust Party (AMANAH)
(since 2015)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseAliza Jaafar
Children7 (including Anfaal)
EducationSekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Alma materUniversity of Aston
University of Hull
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Candidate for the Member of Parliament (1999 & 2004)

In the 1999 general election, Saari made his electoral debut after being nominated by BA to contest for the Kuala Langat federal seat. He lost to Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Shafie Salleh by a minority of 8,020 votes.

In the 2004 general election, Saari was renominated by BA to contest for the Paya Besar federal seat. He again lost to BN candidate Siti Zaharah Sulaiman by a minority of 12,518 votes.

Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (2008–2023)

In the 2008 Selangor state election, Saari was nominated by PR to contest for the Hulu Kelang state seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Hulu Kelang MLA for the first term after defeating defending MLA Ahmad Bujang of BN by a majority of 2,134 votes.

In the 2013 Selangor state election, Saari was renominated by PR to defend the Hulu Kelang seat. He defended the seat and was reelected to the assembly as the Hulu Kelang MLA for the second term after defeating Abdul Rahim Pandak Kamarudin of BN by a majority of 2,881 votes.

In the 2018 Selangor state election, Saari was nominated by PH to defend the Hulu Kelang seat. He again defended the seat and was reelected to the assembly as the Hulu Kelang MLA for the third term after defeating Ismail Ahmad of BN and Kamalulhysham Mohd Suhut of Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) by a majority of 12,518 votes.

Saari decided against being nominated in the 2023 Selangor state election to defend the Hulu Kelang seat again or contest for other seats due to his poor health. It was reported that his daughter, Member of the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ), Deputy Women Chief of AMANAH and Division Women Chief of AMANAH of Gombak Anfaal was on the list of candidates being considered by the AMANAH party leadership to be nominated to contest for the Hulu Kelang seat in the elections to replace Saari.[1] However, the Hulu Kelang seat was subsequently contested by the Juwairiya Zulkifli of the People's Justice Party (PKR), another component party of the PH coalition and won by Azmin Ali of Perikatan Nasional (PN). Anfaal contested and won the Taman Templer state seat instead.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 P101 Kuala Langat Saari Sungib (keADILan) 16,858 40.39% Shafie Salleh (UMNO) 24,878 59.61% 43,296 8,020 75.38%
2004 P084 Paya Besar Saari Sungib (PKR) 7,956 27.98% Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (UMNO) 20,474 72.02% 29,001 12,518 77.46%
Selangor State Legislative Assembly[2][3][4][5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 N18 Hulu Kelang Saari Sungib (PAS) 15,404 53.72% Ahmad Bujang (UMNO) 13,270 46.28% 29,178 2,134 75.88%
2013 Saari Sungib (PAS) 21,310 53.62% Abdul Rahim Pandak Kamarudin (UMNO) 18,429 46.38% 40,241 2,881 87.22%
2018 Saari Sungib (AMANAH) 25,746 58.89% Ismail Ahmad (UMNO) 10,397 23.79% 44,209 15,349 85.89%
Kamalulhysham Mohd Suhut (PAS) 7,573 17.32%

References
  1. "Hulu Kelang assemblyman Saari Sungib to sit out polls". The Star. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia.
  3. "Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  4. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. "Pilihan Raya Kecil DUN N.32 Seri Setia". spr.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 12 December 2020.


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