Hawraz Gulpi
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| Hawraz Gulpi | |
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| Native name | هەوراز گوڵپی |
| Born | 1985 Hawraman, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
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| 📆 Years active | c. 2010–present |
| 👔 Employer | AVA Media |
| Known for | Host of AVA Media's 7:00 pm prime-time news hour; Fayli Xelk citizen advocacy segment; Shorty Impact Award recipient (2025) |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | (m. 2011) |
| 👶 Children | 1 |
Hawraz Gulpi (هەوراز گوڵپی; born 1985) is an Iraqi Kurdish journalist, radio presenter, and television news anchor. He is a presenter of the 7:00 pm prime-time news hour on AVA Media, a Kurdish television network based in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. He previously worked as a presenter at Rudaw Media Network and as a radio journalist at Radio Shafaq in Baghdad. In 2025, Gulpi received the Shorty Impact Award in the News & Media category at a ceremony held in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Early life and education
Hawraz Gulpi was born in 1985 in the Hawraman (also romanised as Avroman) region of Iraqi Kurdistan, a mountainous area situated in Sulaymaniyah Governorate near the Iranian border.[2] In a published interview, Gulpi described his educational background, stating that he attended regular school until the fourth year of middle school, but that economic challenges led him to leave formal education. He subsequently moved to the room attached to a mosque (حوجرە) and lived the life of a religious student (faqe), a traditional Kurdish institution in which young men study Islamic sciences in a mosque-based setting. He has described this period positively, recalling: "The life of the mosque room was a good life."[3] Gulpi has also recounted an early encounter with religious oratory. In a separate interview he recalled: "Once a village called and said they needed to send them a mullah (Islamic preacher); their own mullah had resigned. So they sent me. It was my first time to read a Friday sermon... For a period I was a mullah in a village near Penjwen. Even now, when I return to my home region at funeral gatherings, I recite the Quran."[2]
Religion
Gulpi is a Muslim. His religious background is connected to his early biography; his interruption of formal schooling led him to the traditional faqe (Islamic seminary student) system in the Kurdistan Region, and he has described continuing to recite the Quran at community gatherings in his home region.[2]
Personal life
Gulpi met his wife at Radio Shafaq (راديو شفق) in Baghdad, where both worked, and they married. In 2011, Gulpi relocated from Baghdad to Sulaymaniyah.[3] Gulpi has stated that his wife is from a Kurdish area and that her family had been living in Baghdad.[2] The couple have one child.[3]
Career
Radio Shafaq, Baghdad
Gulpi's earliest traceable broadcast career is at Radio Shafaq (راديو شفق), an Arabic-language radio station in Baghdad. It was there that he met his wife, placing his Baghdad-based radio career prior to 2011, when he relocated to Sulaymaniyah.[3]
Rudaw Media Network
Following his move to the Kurdistan Region, Gulpi joined Rudaw Media Network, a Kurdish-language satellite television channel. He worked at Rudaw during the 2010s and early 2020s.[2][3]
AVA Media (2024–present)
In 2024, Gulpi joined AVA Media as a news anchor. AVA Media is a Kurdish television and entertainment network based in Erbil that launched on 20 March 2019. Gulpi hosts the channel's 7:00 pm prime-time news hour. A poll conducted by Rama Agency in August 2025 reported that AVA Media was the most-watched television channel among respondents during the survey period.[4]
Fayli Xelk (People's File)
Within the 7:00 pm news hour, Gulpi hosts a segment titled Fayli Xelk (فایلی خەڵک; "People's File"), in which viewers submit concerns related to public services through an online portal or community outreach. AVA Media investigates the submissions before Gulpi presents selected cases on air.[5] Regarding his editorial approach, Gulpi has stated: "One of the reasons why we have gained people's trust is the way we deliver news; we don't just read news, we narrate stories."[6] The segment has addressed issues including government salary payments, healthcare access, and housing, and has been cited as contributing to the resolution of various cases involving public services.[5]
Interviews and coverage
In August 2025, Gulpi conducted an interview with Kurdish opposition leader Lahur Sheikh Jangi shortly before Sheikh Jangi was detained by authorities.[4] During the regional hostilities of 2025–2026, AVA Media maintained continuous live broadcast coverage. Media academic Bahat Qaradaghi commented on the coverage, noting that the network drew on a range of sources.[6]
Awards and honours
| Year | Award | Category | Organisation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Shorty Impact Award | News & Media | Shorty Awards (Los Angeles, California, US) | For Fayli Xelk: AVA Media's Citizen Advocacy Initiative |
Shorty Impact Award (2025)
In 2025, Gulpi and AVA Media received the Shorty Impact Award in the News & Media category at the 10th Annual Shorty Impact Awards ceremony, held in 2025 at The Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, California.[5][1] The award was given for the Fayli Xelk citizen advocacy segment, entered under the title "Fayli Xelk: AVA Media's Citizen Advocacy Initiative."[5] The Shorty Awards, founded in 2008, recognize work in digital and broadcast media.[1][10]
Public reception
Gulpi's presenting style has been discussed in media commentary in the Kurdistan Region, drawing a range of public responses. A commentary published by the Kurdish outlet Paytaxt noted that public debate regarding Gulpi's role often involves varying perspectives on the editorial positions of the network where he is employed.[11]
Presenting credits
| Year(s) | Medium | Programme / Role | Outlet | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-2011 | Radio | Presenter / journalist | Radio Shafaq (راديو شفق) | Baghdad, Iraq |
| c. 2011–2024 | Television | News presenter | Rudaw Media Network | Sulaymaniyah / Erbil, Kurdistan Region |
| 2024–present | Television | News anchor, 7:00 pm prime-time news hour | AVA Media | Erbil, Kurdistan Region |
| 2024–present | Television | Host, Fayli Xelk (People's File) | AVA Media | Erbil, Kurdistan Region |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The New Region 2025a.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Speemedia 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Speemedia 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The New Region 2025b.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Shorty Awards 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The New Region 2026.
- ↑ "Fayli Xelk: Ava Media's Citizen Advocacy Initiative - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
- ↑ "AVA Media's prime newshour wins international award for impact". The New Region. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
- ↑ Finance, Yahoo (19 November 2025). "AVA Media Celebrates One Year of Broadcasting Leadership in Kurdistan With Record Viewership and Citizen Impact".
- ↑ ShortTake 2025.
- ↑ Paytaxt 2025.
Sources
Speemedia (2016-07-26). "وێنەی پێشکەشکارێکی ناسراوی ڕووداو و هاوسەرەکەی بڵاوکرایەوە" (in کوردی). Retrieved 2026-06-20. Speemedia (2017-08-17). "هەوراز گوڵپی بۆ یەکەمجار وێنەی هاوسەرەکەی بڵاوکردەوە" (in کوردی). Retrieved 2026-06-20. The New Region (2025-11-28). "AVA Media's prime newshour wins international award for impact". Retrieved 2026-06-20. The New Region (2025-08-29). "Polls declare AVA Media as most viewed Kurdish channel". Retrieved 2026-06-20. The New Region (2026-04-10). "Kurdish screens glow purple: AVA Media's meteoric rise". Retrieved 2026-06-20. Shorty Awards. "Fayli Xelk: Ava Media's Citizen Advocacy Initiative". Retrieved 2026-06-20. ShortTake Blog (2025-10-06). "Finalists Announced for the 10th Annual Shorty Impact Awards". Retrieved 2026-06-20. Paytaxt. "هەوراز گوڵپی نایەتە خوارەوە!" (in کوردی). Retrieved 2026-06-20.
External links
Hawraz Gulpi on Facebook Hawraz Gulpi on X (formerly Twitter) Hawraz Gulpi on Instagram Fayli Xelk at the Shorty Impact Awards
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