The Most Famous
REFEREES from Saudi Arabia
This page contains a list of the greatest Saudi Arabian Referees. The pantheon dataset contains 147 Referees, 2 of which were born in Saudi Arabia. This makes Saudi Arabia the birth place of the 28th most number of Referees behind Slovenia, and Mexico.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Saudi Arabian Referees of all time. This list of famous Saudi Arabian Referees is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Khalil Al Ghamdi (b. 1970)
With an HPI of 41.34, Khalil Al Ghamdi is the most famous Saudi Arabian Referee. His biography has been translated into 25 different languages on wikipedia.
Khalil Ibrahim Jalal Al Ghamdi (Arabic: خليل إبراهيم جلال الغامدي; born 2 September 1970) is a Saudi Arabian football referee. He is known for being a referee at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He has been a FIFA international referee since 2003.
2. Fahad Al-Mirdasi (b. 1985)
With an HPI of 30.09, Fahad Al-Mirdasi is the 2nd most famous Saudi Arabian Referee. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Arabic: فهد المرداسي; born 16 August 1985) is a Saudi Arabian football referee who served as a full international for FIFA from 2011 to 2018, when he was banned for life for match fixing.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Saudi Arabian referees born between 1970 and 1985. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Saudi Arabian referees include Khalil Al Ghamdi, and Fahad Al-Mirdasi.
