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{{short description|Afghan-born Norwegian news anchor (born 1982)}} {{Short description|Afghan-born Norwegian news anchor (born 1982)}}

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| name = Yama Wolasmal | name = Yama Wolasmal
| image = Yama_Wolasmal_-_Ti_år_i_krigen_(5715155961)_(cropped).jpg | image = Yama_Wolasmal_-_Ti_år_i_krigen_(5715155961)_(cropped).jpg
| caption = Wolasmal in 2011 | caption = Wolasmal in 2011
| birth_date = 28 November 1982 | birth_date = 28 November 1982<ref name=snl/>
| birth_place = Kabul | birth_place = Kabul
| nationality = Afghan-born Norwegian | nationality = Afghan-born Norwegian
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'''Yama Wolasmal''' (born 28 November 1982) is an Afghan-born Norwegian news anchor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Silvola |first=Nils Martin |date=2022-12-19 |title=Yama Wolasmal tar oppgjør med Qatar-dekning: – Har kanskje gått litt på overgir |language=nb-no |url=https://www.journalisten.no/yama-wolasmal-tar-oppgjor-med-qatar-dekning-har-kanskje-gatt-litt-pa-overgir/550270 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221163918/https://journalisten.no/yama-wolasmal-tar-oppgjor-med-qatar-dekning-har-kanskje-gatt-litt-pa-overgir/550270 |archive-date=2022-12-21}}</ref> '''Yama Wolasmal''' (born 28 November 1982) is an Afghan-born Norwegian news anchor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Silvola |first=Nils Martin |date=2022-12-19 |title=Yama Wolasmal tar oppgjør med Qatar-dekning: – Har kanskje gått litt på overgir |language=nb-no |url=https://www.journalisten.no/yama-wolasmal-tar-oppgjor-med-qatar-dekning-har-kanskje-gatt-litt-pa-overgir/550270 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221163918/https://journalisten.no/yama-wolasmal-tar-oppgjor-med-qatar-dekning-har-kanskje-gatt-litt-pa-overgir/550270 |archive-date=2022-12-21}}</ref>



Yama Wolasmal was born in ]. His family fled to Pakistan when he was three months old, and immigrated to Norway as refugees a few years later. He grew up in the ] and ] neighborhoods of Oslo.<ref name=dagsa>{{cite news|title=Ankermannen|work=Dagsavisen|date=11 November 2017|author=De Rosa, Marie|pages=22–25|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Wolasmal had journalistic assignments in '']'' and ], and was also a correspondent in Afghanistan. When employed by TV 2 he became moderator of the debate show ''Underhuset''. Yama Wolasmal was born in ]. His family fled to Pakistan when he was three months old, and immigrated to Norway as refugees a few years later. He grew up in the ] and ] neighborhoods of Oslo.<ref name=dagsa>{{cite news|title=Ankermannen|work=Dagsavisen|date=11 November 2017|author=De Rosa, Marie|pages=22–25|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Wolasmal had journalistic assignments in '']'' and ], and was also a correspondent in Afghanistan. When employed by TV 2 he became moderator of the debate show ''Underhuset''.


In November 2017 he was hired as anchor of Norway's main television news program, '']''. In 2020 he was appointed as ] for ] in the Middle East, based in ].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Wolasmal og Ekern nye korrespondenter for NRK |first=Aud |last=Darrud |date=26 March 2020 |url=https://www.nrk.no/urix/wolasmal-og-ekern-nye-korrespondenter-for-nrk-1.14959678 |website=nrk.no |access-date=27 July 2024 |language=no}}</ref> In April 2024, he conducted an interview with Israeli government spokesperson ] which garnered worldwide attention. In the interview, Wolasmal interrogated the interviewee about charges of Israeli war crimes and the ].
In November 2017 he was hired as anchor of Norway's main television news program, '']''.

Prior to the interview with Mencer, Wolasmal has also interviewed Hamas leader ]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Wolasmal og Ekern nye korrespondenter for NRK |first=Aud |last=Darrud |date=7 October 2023 |url=https://www.nrk.no/urix/hamas-to-nrk_-_-will-fight-until-the-end-1.16641852 |website=nrk.no |access-date=27 July 2024 |language=no}}</ref> and Nato Secretary General ] in similar fashion.

== References == == References ==
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Latest revision as of 03:31, 21 December 2024

Afghan-born Norwegian news anchor (born 1982)
Yama Wolasmal
Wolasmal in 2011
Born28 November 1982
Kabul
NationalityAfghan-born Norwegian
OccupationNews anchor
Known forAnchor of Norway's main television news program, Dagsrevyen

Yama Wolasmal (born 28 November 1982) is an Afghan-born Norwegian news anchor.

Yama Wolasmal was born in Kabul. His family fled to Pakistan when he was three months old, and immigrated to Norway as refugees a few years later. He grew up in the Grünerløkka and Bjørndal neighborhoods of Oslo. Wolasmal had journalistic assignments in Dagbladet and TV 2, and was also a correspondent in Afghanistan. When employed by TV 2 he became moderator of the debate show Underhuset.

In November 2017 he was hired as anchor of Norway's main television news program, Dagsrevyen. In 2020 he was appointed as foreign correspondent for NRK in the Middle East, based in Beirut. In April 2024, he conducted an interview with Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer which garnered worldwide attention. In the interview, Wolasmal interrogated the interviewee about charges of Israeli war crimes and the allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza.

Prior to the interview with Mencer, Wolasmal has also interviewed Hamas leader Osama Hamdan and Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in similar fashion.

References

  1. Holen, Øyvind. "Yama Wolasmal". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. Silvola, Nils Martin (2022-12-19). "Yama Wolasmal tar oppgjør med Qatar-dekning: – Har kanskje gått litt på overgir" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  3. De Rosa, Marie (11 November 2017). "Ankermannen". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). pp. 22–25.
  4. Darrud, Aud (26 March 2020). "Wolasmal og Ekern nye korrespondenter for NRK". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. Darrud, Aud (7 October 2023). "Wolasmal og Ekern nye korrespondenter for NRK". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 July 2024.


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