Abang Openg

Allahyarham Tun Dato Sri Haji
Abang Openg Abang Sapiee
ابڠ حاج اوڤيڠ ابڠ شافعي
1st Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak
In office
16 September 1963 – 28 March 1969
Chief MinisterStephen Kalong Ningkan
Tawi Sli
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman
Personal details
Born(1905-10-07)7 October 1905
Kuching, Raj of Sarawak, British Empire
Died28 March 1969(1969-03-28) (aged 63)
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
SpouseDayang Masniah Abdul Rahman
Children10 (including Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari)
RelativesDatu Patinggi Ali (great-grandfather)

Abang Openg bin Abang Sapiee (Jawi: ابڠ حاج اوڤيڠ بن ابڠ شافعي; 7 October 1905 – 28 March 1969)[1] was a Malaysian politician who served as the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak from September 1963 to his death in March 1969. He assumed the newly established post following Sarawak's independence from Great Britain and the formation of Malaysia in 1963. He is the father to Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg, the current Premier of Sarawak.