Abdul Ghani Minhat

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)
1963–1966 Malaysia 14 (3)
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
1962 JakartaTeam
SEA Games
1961 RangoonTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Ghani bin Minhat PSM PJN AMN DSSA DIMP (Jawi: عبدالغاني منحة; December 1935 – 28 September 2012) was an association football player who represented Selangor FA and Negeri Sembilan FA from the 1950s to the late 1960s. He played as a striker and winger for both the Malaya and the Malaysia national teams. He was widely known by the nickname Raja Bola ("King of Football") and is regarded as one of Malaysia's greatest football players.