Zahurul Alam

Zahurul Alam (; 1926 – 27 October 2017), commonly known as Z Alam, was a Bangladeshi FIFA referee.

Refereeing career

Alam began his refereeing career in 1955, and earned FIFA recognition in 1968 as member of the Pakistan Football Federation. The following year, he began refereeing at international level at the 1969 Friendship Cup in Iran. After the independence of Bangladesh, he supervised the 1972 Summer Olympics Asian Qualifiers in Tehran in 1971, 1973 Merdeka Tournament in Malaysia, 1975 King’s Cup in Thailand, 1978 AFC Youth Championship, and formally retired in 1980.

Post-retirement After his retirement in 1980, he was secretary of the Football Referees Committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation from 1982 until 2003. He also worked as a Kabaddi organiser from 1908 till 1998 during his tenure as vice-president of the Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation from 1990 till 2005.