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My Journey<\/h2>
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\u201cWe begin in a world we didn\u2019t choose  \u2014 but the journey of life is to grow beyond our past and awaken to who we can become.\u201d<\/h5><\/div>
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I was born in Sulaymaniyah during a heavy snowstorm that blocked the roads \u2014 the youngest of nine siblings in a family where curiosity was our native language. From my earliest memories, I was surrounded by philosophical debates, scientific wonder, and the powerful pull of stories \u2014 both spoken and lived. My journey began in hardship, but it was shaped by relentless discovery.
A Child of Curiosity
<\/strong>As a young boy, I was more interested in understanding how the world worked than memorizing textbooks. I once tried to create my own geometry theorem in grade 9 \u2014 and my teacher believed I had. My grades never reflected my intellect, but my imagination never stopped. I repaired appliances in my teens, mastering welding, cooling systems, and even Japanese motor design. I taught myself how to repair TVs, rewire radios, and program with BASIC on an Aquarius computer.
A Life Shaped by Turning Points
<\/strong>The 1991 Kurdish uprising and our family\u2019s escape to the Iranian border taught me the value of knowledge. After we returned, I dedicated myself to education \u2014 not just to learn, but to uplift. I studied mechanical engineering, but secretly taught myself computing in another college\u2019s lab. That curiosity became a calling.
A Pioneer in Technology & Media
<\/strong>In the late 1997s, I joined Khak TV with no title, just a belief that media could be smarter, more humane. Under the leadership of Mrs. Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, I introduced the region\u2019s first digital color separation using CorelDRAW. I built one of Iraq\u2019s earliest LAN networks and launched teletext and subtitle program that allowed people to send messages on-air \u2014 possibly one of the earliest forms of text-based social media via mass broadcast. Viewers didn\u2019t just consume media; they participated in it.
Later, Kurdsat TV founded in one of Khak TV’s rooms and I designed its now-iconic daffodil logo and very first animation of the test broadcast. I trained staff, digitized production, and introduced new formats like, names under news presenters, and non-paper news reading. The ripple effects shaped how Kurdistan\u2019s media evolved.
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Building Telecom from Scratch
<\/strong>At Asiacell, I helped launch Iraq\u2019s first GSM network. I configured the first internet connection in Sulaymaniyah. We opened Iraq\u2019s first internet caf\u00e9 and printed its first prepaid internet cards. I established first contact with Huawei in 2003, helping Asiacell scale from 5,000 to 70,000 lines \u2014 a bold leap that laid the groundwork for modern telecom infrastructure.
Entrepreneur, Educator, Change Architect
<\/strong>I later founded Dar Al Iraqiun and introduced Iraq\u2019s first electronic voucher distribution system. I launched the country\u2019s first Toastmasters public speaking club. I built Ava Media, a transformative creative agency that led in VAS, content production, and innovation.
A Spiritual Shift
<\/strong>The most transformative chapter of my life began with a journey to India, where I met my spiritual master, Guru Ji. With him, I found what I had been searching for all along \u2014 truth, inner clarity, and the courage to align my life with service. My panic attacks faded. My heart opened. I began to see the world \u2014 and myself \u2014 differently.
Now, I live to spark change \u2014 through leadership, mentoring, education, and the quiet power of lived example. This is not the end of my story. It is only the middle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Highlights from My Journey<\/h5><\/div>
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\ud83c\udf10 Connected the first internet connection in Sulaymaniyah (1998)
\ud83d\udcbb Built Iraq\u2019s first internet caf\u00e9 and introduced prepaid internet cards
\ud83d\udcfa Created Iraq\u2019s first teletext-style viewer interaction program (Khak TV)
\ud83d\udda5 Digitized printing for Khak Magazine using CorelDRAW \u2014 a national first
\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udfeb Launched Iraq\u2019s first Toastmasters public speaking club
\ud83d\udcf1 Helped deploy Iraq\u2019s first GSM network (Asiacell)
\ud83c\udfa8 Designed the Kurdsat TV logo, now an iconic media symbol
\ud83c\udf93 Completed the first MBA cohort at AUIS
\ud83c\udf1f Became a Harvard Business School alumnus (PLD9, AMP)
\ud83e\udd1d Founded Dar Al Iraqiun, introducing Iraq\u2019s first EVD system
\ud83d\udce2 Founded SPARK, a youth initiative blending ancient wisdom with modern education
\ud83d\udcda Mentored dozens of change-makers and led seminars across Iraq and beyond<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n