User:Alli Khalil

Wikimania Katowice 2024

Ali Khaleel

Director, Wikimedia Iraq

I'm as old as Wikipedia!

About me

My name is Ali (Arabic: علي), and I am from Baghdad, Iraq.

I have been a Wikimedian since 2020. I am part of a Wikimedian family where my mother, brother, and I all contribute to Wikimedia projects to help enrich free knowledge on the internet.

Conferences I have attended

• WikiArabia 2022 — Dubai, UAE
• Wikimania 2023 — Singapore
• Wikimania 2024 — Katowice, Poland
• WikiArabia 2024 — Muscat, Oman
• Wikimania 2025 — Nairobi, Kenya
• Wikimedia Futures Lab 2026 — Frankfurt, Germany

My work

My main contributions focus on Wikipedia and Wikidata.

Community building

• Director of Wikimedia Iraq.
• Dedicated to expanding the Wikimedia community in Iraq and supporting the country's digital transformation.
• Organized and supported numerous Wikimedia activities across Iraq.

Community initiatives

• Co-Founder of the Arabic Wikidata Community.
• Organizer of workshops, edit-a-thons, and community events in Iraq.
• Advocate for structured knowledge and open data.

Training & mentorship

• Trained 500+ participants on Wikimedia projects.
• Provide mentorship for Iraqis interested in contributing to Wikimedia projects.
• Support new editors and youth communities entering the movement.

Contact me

• Personal E-mail: ali.khaleel.infogmailcom
• Wikimedia Iraq E-mail: aliwikimediairaqorg
• LinkedIn: Ali Khaleel

User language
ar-N هذا المستخدم لغته الأم هي العربية. en-4 This user has near native speaker knowledge of English. fr-1 Cette personne dispose de connaissances de base en français.
Users by language

Diff posts

• From Baghdad to Frankfurt: Wikimedia Futures Lab 2026
• From Baghdad to Nairobi – My First Time in Africa #Wikimania2025
• Wikimedia Iraq: Building our visual identity
• WikiArabia 2024: Meet Omani Youth
• From Baghdad to Katowice: Sharing and Learning at Wikimania 2024
• 2024: A Year of Growth, Challenges and Achievements

Activities

Activities I organized

2025

• Wikipedia for Juniors Workshop – Online training
• July 12 — 21st Arabic Wikipedia Day (Baghdad)
• July 12 — 21st Arabic Wikipedia Day (Mosul)
• July 26 — She Edits Wikipedia event (Baghdad)
• Wikimedia Iraq 2025 Contest
• Wikipedia for Youth at the American University of Baghdad
• Wiki Loves Iraq Contest

2024

• WikiGames – WikiArabia 2024
• Wikimedia Iraq First Contest
• Wikipedia for Juniors Training
• Documentation of Iraqi Figures in Wikidata
• 20th Arabic Wikipedia Day in Baghdad
• Wiki Collection Contest

2023

• Co-founding the Wikidata Arabic Community
• Movement Charter Ambassador
• First Wikidata event in Baghdad

2022

• Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in Baghdad
• Wikipedia introduction session — Mosul
• Wikipedia introduction session — Erbil
• Wikipedia introduction session — Basra

Special moments

• 
  Wikipedia 25th Birthday in Baghdad (2026).
• 
  Wikimedia Futures Lab - Frankfurt (2026).
• 
  Launch of the Wikimedians Club in AUIS (2025)
• 
  Iraqi Wikimedians at the Embassy of Iraq in Nairobi during Wikimania 2025
• 
  21st Arabic Wikipedia Day in Baghdad (2025)
• 
  20th Arabic Wikipedia Day celebration (2024)
• 
  Wikimania Katowice, Poland (2024)
• 
  Youth Wikimedians meeting at Wikimania 2024
• 
  Arabic community meetup at Wikimania 2024
• 
  Wikimania Singapore (2023)
• 
  Iraqi Wikimedians meeting in Baghdad (2023)
• 
  First Wikidata workshop in Iraq
• 
  WikiArabia Dubai (2022)
• 
  First Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Iraq (2022)

This user is involved in the Iraqi Wikimedians.	This user is a graphic designer.	The time of this user now is: 2026-05-06 14:50 UTC+3
This user is one of the organizers of Wikipedia Asian Month.	This user is involved in Wikipedia Asian Month User Group.
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