13 Facts About Shamsul Maidin

Shamsul Maidin was born on 16 April 1966 and is a Singaporean association football referee.

Shamsul Maidin first became a referee in 1996 and retired in 2007.

Shamsul Maidin is currently leading the Referees Department of the Asian Football Confederation.

Shamsul Maidin is the first Singaporean to be chosen as AFC's director of referees.

Since January 2017, Shamsul Maidin is a member of the FIFA Referees Committee.

Additionally, Shamsul Maidin is a member of the IFAB Technical Advisory Panel since 2016.

Shamsul Maidin was then selected to refereed in the quarter-finals between China and Iraq and in the semi-finals between Bahrain and Japan.

Shamsul Maidin was selected to referee at the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt becoming the only non-African referee in the tournament.

Shamsul Maidin refereed in two group stages match between Libya and Ivory Coast and the match between Tunisia and Guinea.

In 2006, Shamsul Maidin was selected by FIFA as one of the official referees for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Shamsul Maidin took charge of the group stage game between Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden, brandishing the first red card of the tournament to Trinidad and Tobago's player, Avery John.

Shamsul Maidin officiated the group stage game between Mexico and Angola, sending off Angola's Andre Macanga, becoming the first referee of the tournament who sends off two players.

Shamsul Maidin officiated the final Group A game between Costa Rica and Poland, becoming the first referee of the competition to perform in three matches.