Muhammad Taqi (referee)

Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (born 25 October 1986) is a Singaporean international football referee.[1] He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2012,[2] and has also refereed a number of AFC Champions League matches. Taqi Aljaafari has also refereed matches in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Jahari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari.
Muhammad Taqi
Full name Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari
Born (1986-10-25) 25 October 1986
Singapore
Domestic
Years League Role
S.League Referee
International
Years League Role
2012– FIFA listed Referee

Career

Taqi became a Fifa-listed referee in 2012.[3]

In 2013, he officiated the RHB Singapore Cup Final 2013 between Tanjong Pagar United Football Club and Home United Football Club, which Home United won 4–1.

In 2014, he had a double in his career. He refereed the 2014 Singapore Charity Shield and 2014 RHB Singapore Cup Final. He was also award with S.League referee of the year itself.

In 2015, he was sent to Australia for being one of the support referees for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup with his assistant Jeffrey Goh.

In May 2017, he became one of the video referees for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup In South Korea.[3] In July, he officiated the 2017 International Champions Cup match in Singapore between English champions Chelsea and German champions Bayern Munich. It ended with a 3–2 for Bayern.

Taqi was named AFF Referee Of The Year 2017.[4]

In October 2017, he was sent to India to officiate 2 group stage matches in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

He officiated the 2017 Singapore Cup Final between Albirex Niigata (S) and Global Cebu F.C.

He was selected by AFC for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup held in the UAE to officiate some matches.

He was sent to Poland to officiate some matches for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

In 2021, Taqi was Singapore's first Fifa video assistant referee (VAR) and officiated at the 2020 Summer Olympics held at Japan.[3][5]

In 2022, Taqi was selected as a VAR to officiate the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Personal life

Taqi is married and has two sons and a daughter.[3]


FIFA tournaments
2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup
DateMatchVenueRound
9 October 2017 Turkey –  MaliNavi MumbaiGroup stage
14 October 2017 France –  HondurasGuwahatiGroup stage
2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup
DateMatchVenueRound
23 May 2019 Tahiti –  SenegalLublinGroup stage
30 May 2019 Norway –  HondurasLublinGroup stage

AFC Asian Cup
2019 AFC Asian Cup – United Arab Emirates
DateMatchVenueRound
12 January 2019 Vietnam –  IranAbu DhabiGroup stage
22 January 2019 Qatar –  IraqAbu DhabiRound of 16

Honours
  • S. League Referee Of The Year, 2014[6]
  • AFF Referee Of The Year, 2017[4]

References
  1. "WorldReferee.com – referee – Aljafaari Muhammad Taqi – bio".
  2. "Education & Technical – Referees by Association". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007.
  3. Auto, Hermes (20 May 2022). "Football: S'porean referee Muhammad Taqi selected to officiate at World Cup as video match official | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. Auto, Hermes (9 November 2019). "Football: Lions star Safuwan Baharudin, assistant referee Ronnie Koh feted as region's best | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  5. Ong, Jeremiah (2 August 2021). "Singapore ref Taqi reaches another milestone with Olympic appointment". The New Paper. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  6. Aziz, Sazali Abdul (16 October 2016). "Local referee set to officiate in India's star-studded league". The New Paper. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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