Taqi started his referee career in 2006 where on 27 April 2006, he officiate his first match in the
2006 S.League contested between
Geylang United and
Balestier Khalsa. Taqi became a FIFA-listed referee in 2012. In February 2014, Taqi had a double in his career where he refereed the
2014 Singapore Charity Shield and the
2014 Singapore Cup Final. In the opening ceremony at the new
Singapore National Stadium, Taqi refereed the first match on 16 August 2014 between Italian giants, Juventus and
Singapore Selection which saw Juventus winning the match 5–0. In the same year, he was also awarded with S.League Referee of the Year. In January 2015, Taqi was sent to Australia for being one of the support referees for the
2015 AFC Asian Cup in January with his assistant, Jeffrey Goh. In July 2015, he refereed in the
2015 Premier League Asia Trophy between
Stoke City and
Singapore Selection where Stoke City won 2–0. In May 2017, Taqi was a
video assistant referee (VAR) for the
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup In South Korea. On 30 July 2018, Taqi officiated the
2018 International Champions Cup match between
Paris Saint-Germain and
Atletico Madrid at the Singapore National Stadium in which PSG won the match 3–2. In January 2019, Taqi was selected by AFC for the
2019 AFC Asian Cup held in the UAE to officiate some matches. He was sent to Poland to officiate some matches for the
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup where he was the tournament match opening referee between
Tahiti and
Senegal on 23 May 2019 and on 30 May 2019, he also saw the tournament biggest ever win of 12–0 between
Norway and
Honduras where
Erling Haaland scored nine goals in the match. On 7 August 2019, Taqi officiated in the
2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship between
Shonan Bellmare and
Athletico Paranaense. During the
Brazil Global Tour in Singapore. Taqi officiate the match between
Brazil and
Senegal on 10 October 2019. In 2021, Taqi was Singapore's first FIFA video assistant referee (VAR) and officiated at the
2020 Summer Olympics held at Japan being the assistant VAR in the
men's football final between
Brazil and
Spain. On 15 July 2022, Taqi officiated the match between both English Premier League clubs,
Liverpool and
Crystal Palace at the Singapore National Stadium. Taqi was also selected to officiate as a VAR for the
2022 FIFA World Cup On 14 September 2023, the AFC announced that Taqi and 32 other referees were selected as referees for the
2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. On 14 January 2024, he was selected to officiate a match between
UAE and
Hong Kong which UAE won the match 3–1. Taqi also saw Hong Kong midfielder
Chan Siu Kwan who scored the 1,000th goal in the
AFC Asian Cup history. On 13 February 2024, Taqi was selected to officiate the opening
2023–24 AFC Champions League Round of 16 match between
Shandong Taishan and
Kawasaki Frontale. Taqi was selected to officiate a match in the
2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite fixtures between Thailand club
Buriram United and Japanese club
Vissel Kobe on 17 September 2024 and also between Chinese club
Shanghai Shenghua and Japanese club
Kawasaki Frontale on 23 October 2024. Taqi was then selected to officiate the group stage fixture in the west region of the tournament between Emirati club
Al Wasl and Qatari club
Al Rayyan on 2 December. In February 2025, Taqi was selected by
Liga Indonesia Baru to officiate four matches in
Liga 1. He officiate a league match on 21 February between
Dewa United and
Persebaya Surabaya, on 24 February between
Arema and
PSIS Semarang, on 11 April between
Borneo Samarinda and
Persib Bandung and then on 17 April between
PSS Sleman and Dewa United. On 31 May 2025, Taqi was selected to officiate the 2025 Singapore Cup final between
Tampines Rovers and
Lion City Sailors. In July 2025, Taqi was appointed to officiate an international friendly match in the
2025 Indonesia President's Cup between English club
Oxford United and the
Liga Indonesia All Star team. The match was held at the
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on 6 July 2025 as part of the tournament's international showcase event. In August 2025, Taqi was selected to officiate two matches in the
Chinese Super League. He officiate a league match on 9 August in the
Shanghai derby between Shanghai Shenghua and
Shanghai Port where he also officiate on 30 August between
Chengdu Rongcheng and Shanghai Port. On 20 September 2025, Taqi was selected to officiate a match in the
UAE Pro League between
Al Nasr and
Shabab Al Ahli. == Personal life ==