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Taufik Rosman

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Taufik Rosman
Rosman in 2023
Born8 September 1999 (1999-09-08) (age 24)
Sabah, Borneo Malaysia
AwardsWikimedian of the Year (2023)

Taufik Rosman (born 8 September 1999) is a Malaysian Wikipedia editor. In 2023, he was named Wikimedian of the Year by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales at the annual Wikimania 2023 event.[1]

Early life

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Taufik Rosman was born on 8 September 1999. His father is a teacher.[2]

Career and Wikipedia editing

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Rosman is a teacher.[3] His first edit to Wikipedia was at age 8, when he noticed the information regarding the headmaster at his school, SK St Mary’s Town in Sabah, was out of date.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Foundation, Wikimedia (16 August 2023). "Celebrating the 2023 Wikimedian of the Year Winners". Diff. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Wen, Lok Jian (15 September 2023). "Malaysia's top Wiki editor started at age 8, has 88,000 edits to his name". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Local Teacher Becomes First Malaysian To Win Wikimedian Award | TRP". The Rakyat Post. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
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