Full name | Dr Riem Hussein | ||
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Born |
Bad Harzburg, West Germany | 26 July 1980||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2015– | 3. Liga | Referee | |
2008– | Regionalliga Nord | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2009– | FIFA listed | Referee |
Dr Riem Hussein (born 26 July 1980) is a German international football referee. She has been officiating internationally since 2009. [1] [2]
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] She was also appointed to be a referee at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England. [5]
Hussein also officiated the 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final between Chelsea and Barcelona. [6]
Hussein is of Palestinian descent who primarily works as a pharmacist. [7] In 2009, she obtained a PhD from the Technical University of Braunschweig. [8]