User:Alli Khalil
Ali Khaleel
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
- ESEAP Conference 2026 — Taiwan, Kaohsiung
My work
My main contributions focus on Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wiki Commons.
Roles and Experience
- COT Member at WikiCollection, Jan 2024 - Present.
- General Coordinator of Wikimedia Iraq, Jan 2024 - June 2026.
- Movement Charter Ambassador, 2022 - 2024.
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
- E-mail: ali.khaleel.info
gmail
com - LinkedIn: Ali Khaleel
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Diff posts
- From Baghdad to Kaohsiung: Building Bridges Between West Asia and ESEAP
- 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
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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)
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