Hasan Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (born 9 January 1970) is a Bangladeshi

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who has been a full international referee for

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. Shamsuzzaman became a FIFA referee in 1999. He served as a referee at the

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, and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in addition to the

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and West Asian Football Federation Championship. He also works as a sports teacher at Satkhira Day-Night College. During his 18-year career, he conducted around 100 international matches. From 1999 until his retirement in 2016, he served as a FIFA referee for about 17 years and was once among the top 25 Asian referees as well. He was a FIFA elite referee for ten consecutive years before retiring. He was among the top 25 referees in Asia. He takes pride in being the first in South Asia to officiate the final match of the

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(2013 Nepal). He was the first and only International Referee Award recipient (AFC Referees Momento Award) in the country. For contributions to the countrys sports, Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman along with 84 other sportspersons and organisers received the National Sports Award in 2022. Later, he donated a good portion of the cash he received along with the National Award for the underprivileged and undernourished children in his home town. Notable work

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, the Fifa boss, has congratulated former Fifa referee Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman for stretching his hands towards people in need during the

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by auctioning off one of his favorite jerseys. Tayeb wore this priceless jersey while conducting the final of Saff Championship 2013 in

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, Nepal. It was sold for Tk5.55 lakhs, with Satkhira Chamber of Commerce president Nasim Faruk Khan winning the bid on Facebook auction arranged by Auction 4 Action Saturday. The Fifa chief wrote a letter to Tayeb to congratulate him, and encourage initiatives with regards to Covid-19.

Officiating record

Shamsuzzaman retired from refereeing in 2016.

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