A. M. Azahari (c.1929–2002), leader of Brunei People's Party during the 1962 Brunei Revolt
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Azahari Husin (1957–2005), Malaysian engineer believed to be technical mastermind behind 2002 Bali bombing and other terrorist activities
The idea of the North Kalimantan was originally proposed by Azahari, who had forged links with Sukarno's nationalist movement, together with Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, in Java in the 1940s.