Dashni Morad

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dashni Morad
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 1, 1986(1986-01-01)
Age	38
Birthplace	Sulaymaniyah
Country	Iraq
Birth City	Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Horoscope	Capricorn

Dashni Morad Biography

Dashni Morad is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on January 1, 1986 in Sulaymaniyah, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. Morad was born the 1st of January 1986 in Sulaimaniyah located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to Kurdish parents. In the aftermath of the Kurdish revolt against the Ba’ath government in 1991, a record number of Kurds left into the Kurdistan Region in fear of threats of reprisals by Saddam Hussein. Morad at the time, aged five was forced to leave toward the Iranian border along with her family until she was able to return home.

Morad was always fascinated by being a singer, and in 2008, she met producer Halkawt Zahir, with whom she later recorded 3 albums. The year 2009 was the year she started her musical career by releasing her debut album “Hela Hupa”, which though successful, it was also controversial. The music style was described as folk music that featured pop beats. The dance moves she performed during”Hela Hupa,” the “Hela Hupa” music video made media outlets call her”the “Shakira of Kurdistan”. While a majority of the younger generation adored her songs and videos however, the more conservative part of society considered them inappropriate. Some Imams preached against her in mosques, and certain conservative television channels refused to air the music video she made. At one time she also received threats to kill her.

In 2011, she released her third album, “Frishtay Mihraban”, which was a much bigger success than her second album. Later in 2011, well known for her kind- heartedness, Morad helped an Ethiopian maid, Maha, to become a singer in the Kurdistan Region.

Morad is a human rights and environmental activist. She founded “Green Kids” in 2012, which is a charity focused on underprivileged children, in particular refugee children, as well as the environment. Amongst other things, Green Kids provides books and learning materials to schools. To date, Green Kids has distributed over 200,000 books to underprivileged children.

Always wanting to work in the field of television when she was 19 Morad took part in a show of her own on an adjacent Kurdish TV station, and her concept was embraced. “Be Kontrol,” the show “Be Kontrol”, was the first program of this kind of show in the Kurdistan Region to explore Western culture openly. A lot of people in the Kurdistan Region, particularly the young people, believe Morad for breaking down the cultural and social barriers that were previously imposed on young women. The show ran during two consecutive years in the Kurdistan Region on Kurdistan TV, a major Iraqi Kurdish television network, and Morad quickly became a household name within the Kurdistan Region.

Dashni Morad Net Worth

Dashni Morad is one of the richest Singer from Iraq. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dashni Morad 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dashni Morad (Kurdish: Desne Morad or Arabic: daeshnY mwrd; born 1 January, 1986) is known as a Kurdish musician, singer TV presenter, environmental and human rights activist. Born in Kurdistan her family relocated from the region to Holland to seek refuge the family members in. Her popularity grew in 2005 with her tv program, “Be Kontrol”, that was the first show program of this kind within the Kurdistan Region to explore pop culture and the underlying aspects of modern Western culture in a candid manner. A lot of people within the Kurdistan Region, particularly the youngsters, think Dashni to have overcome traditional and cultural barriers for women in their teens. Since 2009 Dashni made her debut in the world of music when she released her debut album “Hela Hupa”, which though successful, it was not without controversy. Her provocative dancing moves on the soundtrack caused media publications to call her”the “Shakira of Kurdistan”. While a majority of the younger generation admired her songs and videos but the more conservative part of society viewed them as inappropriate. Morad released two album, “Hom Shika Wawa” and “Frishtay Mihreban”, and an assortment of singles prior to taking a break from her music career in 2014 to concentrate on her environmental and humanitarian initiatives. She started “Green Kids” in 2012 as a non-profit organization that focuses on children who are not well-off especially refugee children, as in the protection of the environment. Morad has been trying to improve the conditions in refugee shelters within the Kurdistan Region, and through campaigns, she has been able to raise significant funds and help. Additionally, she is a well-known campaigner for women’s rights, and is considered to be an inspiring female role model for many young women who live in their Kurdistan Region She was one of the first Kurdish female artists to make an appearance as an artist and pop singer and opened the doors for others Kurdish girls to be successful musicians and dancers like her.

At the age of 11, in 1997 she relocated into the town in Arnhem located in the Netherlands as a refugee in the company of her family. In Arnhem she attended St. Paulus school for two years before she relocated to the town near by of Didam in the year 1999. She went to Liemers College, where she received an HAVO certificate. The model began her modeling career at the age of 16, and also began taking up street dancing. She also played football in her teens before her parents made her leave the sport for reasons of culture.

Morad persisted to make music with intentionally open Western themes. In 2010, she released her second album, “Shika Wawa”, which was boycotted by much of the television and media industry in the Kurdistan Region. However, the first single released from the album, “Hom Shika Wawa”, was more successful abroad, receiving significant airtime on the Arab world’s leading music channel, Rotana. Fadi Haddad, the renowned Lebanese director, directed the music video for “Hom Shika Wawa”. It was the first time that an Iraqi Kurdish artist had a music video aired on a major international music channel. Also in 2010, Morad presented “The Dashni Show”, which was a talk show that openly discussed female issues such as romantic relationships, which is a subject that remains taboo in Kurdish society.

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Morad has been actively campaigning for and supporting captured and internally displaced Yazidis since 2014. She is currently running a campaign called “Yazidi Girls”, aimed at raising money and awareness in support of Yazidis and other minorities who have suffered at the hands of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq. In 2014, Morad collected over 30 tons of aid in cooperation with Mala Ezidi Kalkar, donated by people from her local community in Arnhem, for internally displaced Yazidis in the Kurdistan Region.

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Dashni Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iraq. Dashni Morad celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.

Morad is also a prominent campaigner for women’s rights and is seen as an inspirational feminist figure to many young women in the Kurdistan Region. She is currently running a campaign, “Female Voices of the World”, which aims to provide a platform for women to speak out and share their stories with one another, where before they were are unable.