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.
[2] Abang Openg's first great-grandfather was Datu Patinggi Haji Abdul Gapor, the former governor of Sarawak preceding James Brooke's era.
[4] He was elevated to second-class magistrate and Kuching Division native affairs first officer in early 1941, just before World War II.
[4] Abang Openg held the principle of choosing to be loyal to the Brooke rule until the Japanese surrender in September 1945.
[4] When Vyner decided to cede Sarawak to Britain,[5] Abang Openg and several other Brooke officials opposed the decision.