Mohamed Abdelkarim Mohamed Ismail Al Zarouni (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

: محمد عبدالكريم محمد إسماعيل الزرعوني; born 6 February 1972) is an Emirati football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA. Al Zarouni became a FIFA referee in 2002. He has served as a referee in competitions including the AFC Champions League and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the match between

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

and

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...

. FIFA
"Match Report - Bahrain - Qatar 0:0"
2 September 2011. Retrieved on 25 April 2013.

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1972 births Living people Emirati football referees {{UnitedArabEmirates-footy-bio-stub