Husniya Maharramova

Husniya Ikram gizi Maharramova (born September 30, 1981) is an Azerbaijani TV presenter, commentator and head of the Azerbaijani delegation of the Eurovision Song Contest.
== Biography ==
Husniya Ikram gizi Maharramova was born on September 30, 1981 in Baku. In 1987–1998, she studied at secondary schools No. 255 and 151 in Baku. She also studied piano at a music school. In 1999, she was admitted into the faculty of acting skills of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, and after graduating in 2003, she entered the solo singing faculty of the Baku Music Academy and received her second higher education. In the same year, H. Maharramova participated in "Sing Your Song" contest and took the third place. At the same time, she continued her studies and received her master's degree in musicology.
During education years, Husniya Maharramova changed her career to television presentation. In 2005, the year İctimai Television was launched, she passed the competition and hosted her first TV show a few days later. She worked here as a producer, deputy director of the department of musical and entertainment programs and presenter until May 2014.
In 2007–2008, Husniya Maharramova worked at TRT Avaz, and from 2010 to 2014, she was the deputy director of the department of musical and entertainment programs of İctimai Television. Between the years 2014 and 2016, she was the executive director of a private company. In July 2019, she was appointed as the head of the international relations and protocol department of AzTV, and worked there until January 2020. Since 2020, Husniya Maharramova has been working as a director and media director in a private sector.
Husniya Maharramova was a member of Azerbaijani mission for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, the host of the national selection for the Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, the point presenter at the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. She was the commentator and reporter at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, national commentator at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, member of the international jury for the national entry selection of Malta's in 2012. She worked as a member of the organizing core team and coordinator of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Azerbaijan, as the head of the Azerbaijani delegation in 2012, 2013 and Eurovision Song Contest 2014, and as a producer and manager in Eurovision Song Contest 2015, Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and Eurovision Song Contest 2017. In Eurovision Song Contest 2019, she became the head of the Azerbaijani delegation again.
In 2008, Husniya Maharramova married Samir Jafarov, a member of the "Coldunya" rock band. They have twins: a girl and a boy.
== Television activity ==
Husniya Maharramova was the presenter and producer of a number of programs from 2005 to 2020:
Date 	Name 	TV channel 	Role
2005 	Muzexpress 	İctimai Television	Presenter
2006–2010	Garage 	İctimai Television	Presenter, producer
2007–2008	Winds from the Caucasus	TRT Avaz 	Presenter
2010 	Show N1 	İctimai Television	Presenter, producer
2012 	Eurasia Star 	İctimai Television	Presenter
2013–2014	Fort Boyard 	Azad Azerbaijan TV	Producer
2014 	Big Stage 	Azad Azerbaijan TV	Presenter, casting manager, producer
2016–2019	5th Element 	Azad Azerbaijan TV	Presenter
2019–2020	The One AzTv 	AzTV 	Presenter
Category:1981 births
Category:People from Baku
Category:Azerbaijani television presenters
Category:Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts alumni
Category:Baku Academy of Music alumni