Tan Sri Datuk Amar Ong Kee Hui (Chinese: 王其輝; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Kî-hui; pinyin: Wáng Qíhuī; 19 August 1914 – 19 April 2000) was a Malaysian Chinese politician and founder cum first president of the Sarawak United People's Party which was founded on 12 June 1959.
His great-grandfather Ong Ewe Hai was a prominent Kapitan China to the Hokkien community of Sarawak, and a successful businessman in multiple fields.
Today, there are seven roads in Kuching, Sarawak named after generations of the Ong family, some by the Rajah in recognition of their contribution to the community.
[citation needed] He received his diploma in Agricultural Science[2] from Serdang College (present-day Universiti Putra Malaysia).
Leaving government service in 1948, Ong entered business under the tutelage of Datuk Amar Wee Kheng Chiang, his father-in-law, who appointed him manager of the family's Bian Chiang Bank, today known as CIMB Group,[3][4] devoting himself to business and banking.
After much encouragement and pragmatism from then Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, he was convinced to forge political partnerships and consequently, Sarawak United People's Party joined the State Government in 1971.
There are a total of six roads in Kuching, Sarawak named after generations of the Ong family, mostly by the Rajah in recognition of their contribution to the community.