Abang Openg
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 Minister | Stephen Kalong Ningkan Tawi Sli |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1905 |
| Died | 28 March 1969 (aged 63) Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Spouse | Dayang Masniah Abdul Rahman |
| Children | 10 (including Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari) |
| Relatives | Datu Patinggi Ali (great-grandfather) |
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Abang Openg bin Abang Sapiee (Jawi: ابڠ حاج اوڤيڠ بن ابڠ شافعي; 7 October 1905 – 28 March 1969) 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 was one of two candidates proposed by Tunku Abdul Rahman, after being recommended by the Malay National Union. He is the father to Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg, the current Premier of Sarawak.