Taufik Rosman Explained

Taufik Rosman
Birth Place:	Sabah, Malaysia
Known For:	Wikimedian of the Year
Awards:	Wikimedian of the Year (2023)

Taufik Rosman (pronounced as /ms/; born 15 September 1999) is a Malaysian Wikipedia editor. He was named Wikimedian of the Year during Wikimania 2023 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.^[1]

Early life

Taufik Rosman was born on 15 September 1999. His father is a teacher.^[2]

Career and Wikipedia editing

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was at age 8, when he noticed the information regarding the headmaster at his school, SK St Mary’s Town in Sabah, was out of date.

See also

• List of Wikipedia people

Notes and References

1. Web site: Foundation . Wikimedia . 16 August 2023 . Celebrating the 2023 Wikimedian of the Year Winners . 17 August 2023 . Diff . en-US.
2. News: Wen . Lok Jian . 15 September 2023 . Malaysia’s top Wiki editor started at age 8, has 88,000 edits to his name . 31 January 2024 . The Straits Times . en . 0585-3923.
3. Web site: 2023-09-11 . Local Teacher Becomes First Malaysian To Win Wikimedian Award . 2024-08-07 . The Rakyat Post . en-US.