In his own words:
Shorsh Ali Ahmad I often write as Shorsh Ali Tilakoyi. I was born in 1963 in Majid Beg neighborhood of Sulaymaniyah city.
I went to school in 1969 and completed my primary education in Amin Zaki Primary School for Boys. After finishing my primary school, I went to Kawa Secondary School for boys in Iskan neighborhood. I graduated from third grade in 1978 with third place. However, because of the fact that our family's financial situation was not good, I had to go to the teacher training center and was admitted there. My father knew I am not interested in joining the school of training teachers and he wanted me to study and supported me a lot. Therefore I promised him to study as much as I could and get the highest educational degree.
In the year of 1978, I was admitted to the Teacher Training College in Sulaymaniyah. I passed my first year and second year with second place and my third year with third place. After that in the year of 1982, when I graduated the teacher training college, I was recruited as a solider.
I started studying high school in the sixth grade of literature and successfully obtained the sixth grade of literature in an external examination in the year of 1983. In the same year, I was employed as a primary school teacher at the Daskawt primary school in Kariza village.
I arrived in Australia in 2004 and started studying English language at the Language Institute in Brisbane, Queensland. In March, I started working as a presenter and program engineer in the Kurdish program on Radio 4EB with a group of brave and young Kurds. I also started studying freelance journalism at the Institute of Journalism and earned a degree from that institute.
In late 2005 I moved to Victoria and settled in Melbourne city. In March 2006 I was admitted to Deakin University, ranked as the fifth university in Australia, as a Communications Specialist in Media. I have focused most of my studies on public relations because the Kurdish media is deprived of this aspect and it is of great importance subject in all areas of politics, finance and state planning.
So I completed my master's degree in November 2008. I have now applied to the University of Ballarat for my PhD in Public Relations and will start next year, God willing.[1]