Abdul Ghani Minhat

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Minhat is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Ghani. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Ghani Minhat
Personal information
Full name Abdul Ghani Bin Minhat
Date of birth (1935-12-23)23 December 1935
Place of birth Kampung Solok, Rantau,
Negeri Sembilan, British Malaya
Date of death 28 September 2012(2012-09-28) (aged 76)
Place of death Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1968 Selangor FA 97 (106)
1969 Negeri Sembilan FA
International career
1956–1962 Malaya 57 (58[1])
1963–1966 Malaysia 14 (3[2])
Managerial career
1969 Malaysia
1970–1973 Selangor FA
1971 Malaysia B
1973 Malaysia
1975–1976 Malaysia
1983–1985 Selangor FA
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
Asian Games
Third place 1962 Jakarta Team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1961 Rangoon Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Ghani bin Minhat PSM PJN AMN DSSA DIMP (Jawi: عبدالغاني منحة; ‎ 23 December 1935 – 28 September 2012)[3][4] was a football player who represented the team Selangor FA and Negeri Sembilan FA in the 1950s until the late 1960s. He played as a striker and winger while representing Malaya and Malaysia. He was known as the Raja Bola[5] (Malay for King of Football) and is considered one of Malaysia's greatest football players.[6]

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  2. ^ "Malaysia - Record International Players". www.rsssf.org.
  3. ^ "'Dato' Abdul Ghani Minhat". National Archives of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Peristiwa 28 September 2012" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2022 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "63rd FIFA Congress 2013 - In Memoriam" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  6. ^ ""The King of Football", Dato' Hj Abd Ghani Minhat". OCM Sport Museum & Hall of fame at Wayback Machine. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.