Govindasamy Suppiah

Govindasamy Suppiah
Born (1929-06-17)17 June 1929
Died 6 December 2012(2012-12-06) (aged 83)

Govindasamy Suppiah (17 June 1929 – 6 December 2012) was an Indian-born Singaporean football referee.

Suppiah officiated at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany where he took charge of one match, Poland's 7–0 win against Haiti and went on to officiate as a linesman for two further matches.

He was also the first Asian to referee a match at the FIFA World Cup.