Shahyan Tahseen
Quick Facts
Biography
Shehyan Tahseen (Kurdish: شههیان تهحسین), also transliterated as Şehyan Tehsîn, (born 30 June 1988), is a Kurdish anchor, television presenter and reporter. She was born in the city of Duhok (Kurdish: دهوك) in Iraqi Kurdistan. She started early at the age of 11 as a TV presenter for children shows and programs in Kurdistan TV (first Kurdish satellite channel in Kurdistan. During her studies in University of Duhok she hosted a raising social awareness program Tik Tak Show in Kurdistan TV, which was about the issues of youth, community and their interests.
Career
Television
Shahyan was one of the presenters of the famous show Beyani Bash Kurdistan (English: Good Morning Kurdistan) (Kurdish: بهیانی باش كوردستان) for 6 years in Kurdistan TV. She also had her own program, Tik Tak Show, a raising social awareness program in Kurdistan TV, which was about the issues of youth, community and their interests in Kurdish society.
After her graduation from College of Engineering, Civil Department at University of Duhok 2011 and working 2 years in the field of engineering, she started hosting a television show The Restart Show about city development from many view points inWAAR TV HD channel mainly dealing with engineering planning and environmental issues. In addition she worked as a news anchor in the same channel.
She started working in Rudaw Media Network on May 2015, as a TV/Radio News Anchor and presenter of the morning show Nuroj.
Her TV Show during the Ramadhan month of 2017, named “Taxi Ramazan”, scored a hit in 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 in Rudaw Media Network and hosts “Berpirsyar” TV show, as the extension of “Taxi Ramazan” in a new format, but same topics content.
Events
Shahyan also covers most of the important events held in Duhok, such as Duhok International Film Festival as the event manager and stage moderating dozens of international events, celebrations and conferences held in the Kurdish region. In addition, she has represented the Kurdish Media in many International events. She was the media manager of the Kurdish Delegation at Nashville Film Festival 2013 in the United States and covered the Celebration of Kurdish CinemaEvent which was organized by Nashville Film Festival with the Academy Partnership for Kurdish Film Celebration
Television appearances
- Beyani Bash Kurdistan" - Kurdistan TV
- Tik Tak Show - Kurdistan TV
- The Restart Show - WAAR TV HD
- NewRoj - Rudaw Media Network
- Taxi Remezan - Rudaw Media Network
- Berpirsyar - Rudaw Media Network