![]() Hussein in 2020 | |||
Full name | Dr Riem Hussein | ||
---|---|---|---|
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]