Riem Hussein

Riem Hussein (born 26 July 1980) is an international football referee from Germany. She has been officiating internationally since 2009.[1][2]

Riem Hussein

Full name	Riem Hussein
Born	26 July 1980 Bad Harzburg, Germany
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2015–	3. Liga	Referee
2008–	Regionalliga Nord	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2009–	FIFA listed	Referee

Career

Since 2015, Hussein has been a referee in Germany's third tier of men's football, the 3. Liga.[1]

Hussein was appointed to be a referee at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[3][4]

Personal life

Hussein is of Palestinian descent who primarily works as a pharmacist.[5] In 2009, she obtained a PhD from the Technical University of Braunschweig.[6]

References

1. "Riem Hussein » Matches as referee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
2. "Brand ist neuer Bundesliga-Schiedsrichter :: DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V." dfb.de. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
3. FIFA.com. "FIFA Frauen-WM 2019 - Nachrichten - Aufgebot der Spieloffiziellen für die FIFA Frauen-WM 2019". FIFA.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
4. Bössler, Michael (3 December 2018). "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Match Officials" (PDF). Retrieved 30 June 2019.
5. "German Women's World Cup referee Riem Hussein: Why shouldn't women referee a men's tournament?". DW. 18 July 2019.
6. "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.