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name: "Haji Anif"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:33.386736+00:00"
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# Haji Anif

Actor. Born in Perdagangan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor

## Biography

Haji Anif is an Indonesian businessman and paramilitary figure based in Medan, North Sumatra. He appeared as himself, credited as Self - Paramilitary Leader and Businessman, in the documentary film *The Act of Killing* (2012), directed by Joshua Oppenheimer.

Born Musannif in Perdagangan, North Sumatra, to a Pashtun father from Afghanistan and a Sumatran mother, Anif built a career in various enterprises including automotive repair, contracting, real estate, palm oil plantations and the birds’ nest trade. A biography of his life, *Hidup Ikhlas Tanpa Muslihat*, was published in 2017.

*Sources: imdb.com, tatlerasia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Act of Killing* (2012), Fi1m 88, as Self - Paramilitary Leader & Businessman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-act-of-killing.md)

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