Shahyan Tahseen (

Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdish languages *Kurdish alphabets *Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes: **Southern Kurdistan **Eastern Kurdistan **Northern Kurdistan **Western Kurdistan See also * Kurd (dis ...

: شه‌هیان ته‌حسین), also transliterated as Şehyan Tehsîn, (born 30 June 1988), is a

news anchor and TV presenter. She was born in the city of

Duhok Duhok ( ku, دهۆک, translit=Dihok; ar, دهوك, Dahūk; syr, ܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ, Beth Nohadra) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It's the capital city of Duhok Governorate. History The city's origin dates back to the Stone ...

Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan ( ku, باشووری کوردستان, Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of "Kurdistan" in Western Asia, which also incl ...

. She started her career at the age of 11 as a presenter in children's programs on

Kurdistan TV Kurdistan TV ( ku, کوردستان تیڤی) is the first satellite television station in Iraqi Kurdistan that started broadcasting in 1999. It belongs to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and is based in Erbil, Kurdistan Region. The channe ...

. During her studies at the

University of Duhok The University of Duhok (UoD) is public university located in Duhok, Kurdistan. The University describes itself as playing a vital role in developing the community by instigating socioeconomic, cultural, scientific as well as educational progre ...

, she hosted ''Tik Tak Show'', a social awareness-raising program on Kurdistan TV about youth and community interests.

Career

Television

Shahyan was a presenter of the Kurdistan TV show ''Beyani Bash Kurdistan'' (به‌یانی باش كوردستان, Good Morning Kurdistan) for six years. She also had her own program on Kurdistan TV, ''Tik Tak Show'', a social awareness-raising program about Kurdish youth, community, and their interests. After graduating in Civil Engineering at the

in 2011, she worked for two years in engineering. She then started hosting ''The Restart Show'' on WAAR TV, about city development. The show dealt with engineering planning and environmental issues. She also worked as a news anchor on the same channel. In May 2015, Shahyan started working for the

Rudaw Media Network Rudaw Media Network (, or ), is a media group in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It publishes in Sorani, Kurmanji, English, Arabic and Turkish. Rudaw Media Network also owns a weekly newspaper in the Sorani dialect with a circulation of 3,000, a Kurman ...

as a TV and radio news anchor and presenter of the ''Nuroj'' morning show, and for other programs. During the

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month of 2017, Her TV show ''Taxi Ramazan'' scored a hit on the Kurdish channels for the highest number of views due to the hot topics it included and direct interaction with the people's life and problems in finding solutions for them. Currently, Shahyan is a news anchor on Rudaw Media Network and presents ''Berpirsyar'' TV show, as the extension of ''Taxi Ramazan'' in a new format, but with the same content approach.

Awards

Shahyan has received several local and international awards and recognitions for her achievements. In November 2019, she was one of the "Highly Commended Rising Stars" recognized by the global media network

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at their world congress in Las Vegas, USA. FIPP has more than 500 member companies in over 60 countries, and the award recognized "outstanding work in the global media industry."

Events

Shahyan covered many important events in

, including the

Duhok International Film Festival The Duhok International Film Festival (Duhok IFF) ( ku, فلمه‌ فێستیڤالا دهوك یا ناڤده‌وله‌تی) is an annual film festival held in Duhok, Kurdistan Region. Each year Duhok IFF presents new and exciting cinema from ...

for which she was the event manager. She has been the stage moderator for several of international events, celebrations, and conferences held in the Kurdish region. She has represented the Kurdish media at many international events. She has covered Kurdish film programs in international film festivals including the 2013

Nashville Film Festival The Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm), held annually in Nashville, Tennessee, is the oldest running film festival in the South and one of the oldest in the United States. In 2016, Nashville Film Festival received more than 6,700 submissions from ...

Television appearances

*''Beyani Bash Kurdistan" –

*''Tik Tak Show'' – Kurdistan TV *''NewRoj'' -

*''Taxi Remezan'' – Rudaw Media Network *''Berpirsyar'' – Rudaw Media Network

References

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