His first competitive international tournament was the
2003 South Asian Football Federation Championship held in
Bangladesh. He made only one appearance in the competition, by replacing
Ali Umar as a substitute in their first match where they won 6–0 to
Bhutan. He also was the joint top scorer in the
2005 with the fellow national teammates
Ali Ashfaq and
Ibrahim Fazeel with 3 goals, and
2009 SAFF Championship with
Enamul Haque and
Channa Ediri Bandanage by scoring a total of 4 goals. He officially retired from the national team, on 14 February 2013 with the teammate
Assad Abdul Ghanee, after the
friendly match played between
Pakistan at
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium. He was awarded with a "golden plaque" by
Football Association of Maldives as recognition of his contribution to the national team. ==Career statistics==