A. M. Azahari

A. M. Azahari
A. M. Azahari
ازاهاري
	Azahari in 1959
Prime Minister of the Federation of North Kalimantan
	In office; 8 December 1961 – 18 December 1962
Leader of the Partai Rakyat Brunei
	In office; 21 January 1956 – 18 December 1962
Personal details
Born	Sheikh Ahmad M. Azahari bin Sheikh Mahmud; 28 August 1928; Crown Colony of Labuan
Died	30 May 2002 (aged 73); Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
Other political; affiliations	PRB (1956–2002)
Relations	Pengiran Mohammad (uncle); Mahmud Saedon (nephew);
Parent	Sheikh Mahmud (father)
Education	St. George's School
Occupation	Military officer; businessman; politician;
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian National Armed Forces
Years of service	1945–1949
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Palembang; ; Indonesian National Revolution Battle of Surabaya; ;

Sheikh Ahmad M. Azahari bin Sheikh Mahmud (28 August 1928 – 30 May 2002), better known as A. M. Azahari, was a Bruneian politician, businessman and nationalist of Arab descent who fought against Dutch colonialism in the Dutch East Indies, the chairman of the Parti Rakyat Brunei (Brunei People's Party) from 1947 to 1962,^[1] and the Prime Minister of the North Borneo Federation in 1962.^[2]^[3]

Having trained under the Japanese, Azahari elevated Brunei's political opposition to colonialism to unprecedented levels. After serving as an anti-colonialist soldier in Java, he returned in 1952 and became the catalyst for the Brunei revolt against British colonial interests.^[4] During the 20th century, he was arguably the most charismatic politician in Brunei.^[5]^[6] He was an instrument of Indonesian imperialism and is known to have publicly opposed Brunei's admission into the Federation of Malaysia.^[7]

^ Turnbull, C. M. (1 January 2009). A History of Modern Singapore, 1819-2005. NUS Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-9971-69-430-2.
^ Lea, David; Milward, Colette (2001). A Political Chronology of South-East Asia and Oceania. Psychology Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-85743-117-9.
^ Vienne, Marie-Sybille de (9 March 2015). Brunei: From the Age of Commerce to the 21st Century. NUS Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-9971-69-818-8.
^ Shimizu, Bremen & Hakubutsukan 2003, pp. 291.
^ Ooi, Keat Gin (13 October 2004). Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia from Angkor Wat to East Timor [3 Volumes]. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-57607-770-2.
^ Conboy, Kenneth J. (2003). Kopassus: Inside Indonesia's Special Forces. Equinox Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 978-979-95898-8-0.
^ Kwa, Chong Guan (2006). S Rajaratnam on Singapore: From Ideas to Reality. World Scientific. p. 219. ISBN 978-981-270-457-3.

[1] Turnbull, C. M. (1 January 2009). A History of Modern Singapore, 1819-2005. NUS Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-9971-69-430-2.

[2] Lea, David; Milward, Colette (2001). A Political Chronology of South-East Asia and Oceania. Psychology Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-85743-117-9.

[3] Vienne, Marie-Sybille de (9 March 2015). Brunei: From the Age of Commerce to the 21st Century. NUS Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-9971-69-818-8.

[FOOTNOTEShimizuBremenHakubutsukan2003291-4] Shimizu, Bremen & Hakubutsukan 2003, pp. 291.

[5] Ooi, Keat Gin (13 October 2004). Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia from Angkor Wat to East Timor [3 Volumes]. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-57607-770-2.

[6] Conboy, Kenneth J. (2003). Kopassus: Inside Indonesia's Special Forces. Equinox Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 978-979-95898-8-0.

[7] Kwa, Chong Guan (2006). S Rajaratnam on Singapore: From Ideas to Reality. World Scientific. p. 219. ISBN 978-981-270-457-3.

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