I was born in Sulaymaniyah during a heavy snowstorm that blocked the roads — 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 — both spoken and lived. My journey began in hardship, but it was shaped by relentless discovery.
A Child of Curiosity
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 — 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
The 1991 Kurdish uprising and our family’s escape to the Iranian border taught me the value of knowledge. After we returned, I dedicated myself to education — not just to learn, but to uplift. I studied mechanical engineering, but secretly taught myself computing in another college’s lab. That curiosity became a calling.
A Pioneer in Technology & Media
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’s first digital color separation using CorelDRAW. I built one of Iraq’s earliest LAN networks and launched teletext and subtitle program that allowed people to send messages on-air — possibly one of the earliest forms of text-based social media via mass broadcast. Viewers didn’t 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’s media evolved.