Doumouh Al Bakkar

Born on 7 April 1990 in Tripoli, Lebanon, Al Bakkar studied at a private school in Zgharta. She practised various sports in school, which led her to play basketball for Shabab Al Azm and Homenetmen. aged 16. Aged 19, she began coaching various girls teams. == Career ==

Al Bakkar got interested in refereeing in 2014, when she attended a "Referees of Tomorrow" training course, organized by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) in cooperation with lecturers from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Al Bakkar was listed as an AFC Elite referee in 2018, which allowed her to officiated at the international level. She also refereed at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Bakkar became the first woman to referee a Lebanese Premier League match on 17 April 2021, in the South derby between Chabab Ghazieh and Tadamon Sour. In 2021, she refereed in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup and the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification, while in 2022 she officiated the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship. == Personal life ==

Al Bakkar has a master's degree in political and administrative sciences at the Lebanese University, and worked as a Human Resources Manager at Baytna Foundation in her hometown Tripoli. Her husband, Maher Al Ali, also works as a referee. ==References==