Former India international Syed Shahid Hakim has passed away at the age of 82. The former FIFA referee had recently suffered a stroke and was recuperating from the same at a hospital in Gulbarga, Karnataka.
He was a member of the Indian squad that participated in the 1960 Rome Olympics, where they finished sixth. He won the Santosh Trophy with Services in 1960 and at the club level, he plied his trade with City College Old Boys in Hyderabad and the Indian Air Force.
After retiring from football, he took up refereeing as a profession and had been a FIFA International Referee, officiating in 33 international games including some matches in the prestigious AFC Asian Cup 1988 at Doha, Qatar.