Mohammed Al-Hakim

{{short description|Swedish-Iraqi football referee (born 1985)}}

{{Infobox football official

| name = Mohammed Al-Hakim

| image = Mohammed Al-Hakim (2015).jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption =Al-Hakim in 2015

| fullname = Mohammed Al-Hakim

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|4|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Najaf, Iraq

| death_date =

| death_place =

| otheroccupation = Commissioned officer

| years1 = 2011–

| league1 = Superettan

| role1 = Referee

| years2 = 2012–

| league2 = Allsvenskan

| role2 = Referee

| internationalyears1 = 2015–

| confederation1 = FIFA listed

| internationalrole1 = Referee

}}

Mohammed Al-Hakim ({{langx|ar|محمد الحكيم}}; born 15 April 1985) is a Swedish Iraqi football referee. Born in Iraq, Al-Hakim moved to Sweden with his family when he was eight years old and settled in Köping, where he still resides.{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/article22558504.ab |title=Mohammed, 31– Sveriges nya stjärndomare |publisher=Aftonbladet |accessdate=3 April 2016}}.

He became a professional referee in 2008 and has been an Allsvenskan referee since 2012. Al-Hakim has refereed 95 matches in Allsvenskan and 39 matches in Superettan as of January 2017.{{cite web|url=http://fogis.se/domare/elitdomare/fifa-herr/ |title=Elitdomare i herrfotboll |publisher=svenskfotboll.se |accessdate=3 April 2016}}. In 2015, he also became a FIFA referee.{{cite web|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=112&artikel=6047369 |title=Al-Hakim från Köping blir FIFA-domare |publisher=Sveriges Radio |accessdate=3 April 2016}}.

Al-Hakim received much praise from both football pundits and supporters during his officiating in the 2015 season. After the season, he was selected as "Referee of the year" by the Svenska Fotbollförbundet and received a prize at the annual Fotbollsgalan.{{cite web|url=http://fogis.se/arkiv/startsida/2015/11/arets-domare-2015-olofsson-och-al-hakim/ |title=Årets domare 2015: Tess Olofsson och Mohammed Al-Hakim |publisher=svenskfotboll.se |accessdate=3 April 2016}} In August 2015, he was also noticed for his activities on social media, when he started a Facebook page where he openly answered questions regarding his own in-game-decisions. Al-Hakim later closed the profile, citing "lack of time" as the major cause.{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/article21255279.ab |title=Al Hakim lägger ner sin Facebook-sida|publisher=Aftonbladet |accessdate=3 April 2016}}

Outside of football, he works part-time as an officer in the Swedish Armed Forces.{{cite web |url=http://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/kampanj/intervju/mohammed/ |title=Chatta med Mohammed Al-Hakim |publisher=forsvarsmakten.se |accessdate=3 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415071911/http://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/kampanj/intervju/mohammed/ |archive-date=15 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}