Shamsul Maidin

Shamsul Maidin temennya ahmed babi
Born (1966-04-16) 16 April 1966 (age 58)
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
OccupationAFC Director of Referees

Shamsul Maidin (born 16 April 1966) is a Singaporean association football referee. He first became a referee in 1996 and retired in 2007.[1]


Shamsul has been the AFC Director of Referees since 2016[2] where he has contributed to the development of Asian Refereeing for over two decades as a match official, instructor and manager. Having represented Asia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, Shamsul was twice selected as the AFC Official of the Year in the mentioned consecutive years. He has also won the S.League Referee of the Year award four times, in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001.[3]

Specialised in Human Resources studies, Shamsul is a former Football Association of Singapore (FAS) referee retired in 2007.[4] Recognised for his experience as referee instructor and referee assessor at FIFA and AFC level, Shamsul was appointed as part of the instructors' team of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Other highlights of his career include the 1996, 2000 and the 2004 AFC Asian Cup editions, as well as the 2003 and 2001 FIFA World Youth Championships. The Singaporean also became the only non-African match official at the 2006 African Cup of Nations and guided the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA) referees as their Technical Director from 2013 to 2015.[5]

Shamsul is currently leading the Referees Department of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[2] He is the first Singaporean to be chosen as AFC's director of referees.[1] Since January 2017, Shamsul is a member of the FIFA Referees Committee.[6] Additionally, Shamsul is a member of the IFAB Technical Advisory Panel since 2016.[7]

  1. ^ a b Lee, David (29 February 2016). "Shamsul is first Singaporean to be AFC's director of referees". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "the-afc.com". www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Shamsul Maidin returns from the World Cup". Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "FIFA referee Shamsul Maidin". Archived from the original on 13 October 2008.
  5. ^ Gizouli, Hisham Al. "UAE referees to undergo training in Germany". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ^ "AFC Director of Referees Hails FAS' efforts to develop Referees - Football Association of Singapore". Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  7. ^ "IFAB advisory panels discuss Laws of the Game in Amsterdam". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.