Alli Khalil

Ali Khaleel

Director, Wikimedia Iraq

"If it isn't on Google, it doesn't exist"

About me

My name is Ali (in Arabic: علي) from Iraq, Baghdad.

• I'm a wikimedian since 2020 and I belong to a wikimedian family where my mother, brother and I are contributing on Wikiprojects to enrich the free knowledge on the internet.

I have attended :

• WikiArabia UAE, Dubai 2022
• Wikimania Singapore, 2023
• Wikimania Poland, Katowice 2024
• WikiArabia Oman, Muscat 2024
• Wikimania Kenya, Nairobi 2025

My work

I mainly focus on Wikipedia and Wikidata.

• I am dedicated to expanding the Wikimedia community in Iraq, contributing to the country's digital transformation efforts.
• I Co-Founded the Arabic Wikidata Community.
• I have trained over 500 individuals on various Wikimedia projects, equipping them with the skills to enhance free knowledge on the internet.
• I provide personalized mentorship to Iraqis aspiring to become active members of the Wikimedia movement.

Contact me

• Personal E-mail: ali.khaleel.infogmailcom
• Wikimedia Iraq E-mail: aliwikimediairaqorg
• LinkedIn: [1]

• From Baghdad to Nairobi, My First Time in Africa #Wikimania2025
• Building visual identity
• WikiArabia 2024: Meet Omani Youth
• From Baghdad to Katowice: Sharing and Learning at #Wikimania2024
• 2024 Recap

Activities I Organized:

• Wikipedia for Juniors Workshop 2025 Online Training.
• July 12th, 10 AM to 2 PM at CoWork – 21th Arabic Wikipedia Day in Baghdad.
• July 12th, 5 PM to 7 PM at Mosul Heritage House – 21th Arabic Wikipedia Day in Mosul.
• July 26th, 10 AM to 2 PM at Harair Cafe – She Edits on Wikipidea Baghdad.
• Wikimedia Iraq 2025 Contest.
• Wikipedia for Youth at The American University of Baghdad
• Wiki Loves Iraq Contest

• Wiki Games in Oman, Wiki Arabia 2024
• Wikimedia Iraq First Contest
• Wikipedia for Juniors Tranining
• Documentation of Iraqi Figures in Wikidata
• The 20th Arabic Wikipedia Day in Baghdad
• Wiki Collection Contest

• Co-Founding Wikidata Arabic Community
• Movement Charter Ambassador
• Wikidata First Event in Baghdad

• Wikipedia Editathon in Baghdad
• Wikipedia introduction session in Mosul
• Wikipedia introduction session in Erbil
• Wikipedia introduction session in Basra

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  Launch of the Wikimedians Club in Sulaimani AUIS 2025.
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  Iraqi Embassy in Nairobi during Wikimania, Kenya 2025.
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  Wikipedia 21th Birthday in Baghdad 2025
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  Celebrating the 20th Arabic Wikipedia Day 2024.
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  Wikimania Katowice, Poland 2024
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  Youth Wikimedians Meeting at Wikimania Katowice 2024.
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  Arabic Community Meeting at Wikimania Katowice 2024.
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  Wikimania Singapore 2023.
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  Iraqi Wikimedians meeting in Baghdad, September 2023.
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  First Wikidata workshop in Iraq, Baghdad 2023.
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  WikiArabia, Dubai 2022
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  First Editathon in Iraq, Baghdad 2022.