Marwan Arafat
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Mohammad Marwan Arafat (Arabic: محمد مروان عرفات; 5 January 1945 – 12 June 2012) was a Syrian football referee, sports analyst, academic lecturer and journalist, well known for being the first Arabic and Asian football referee to be a linesman in a third place Olympic game match (Moscow 1980). He was the head of the Syrian football association[1] three times. During his presidency of the Syrian FA, the Syrian U-21 team won the Asian cup in 1994 in Indonesia.
Marwan Arafat was born in the district of Rukn ad-Deen in Damascus, where he finished his primary and secondary school studies. He continued his studies in Geography department of the Damascus University. He received his diploma and Master's degree in Education from the Damascus University. Later on, he received his PhD in Physical education from the United States[where?].[2]
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