Alaa Najjar
Physician and Wikimedian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alaa Najjar (Arabic: علاء نجار) is a physician,[2] Wikipedian and internet activist, who was named the Wikimedian of the Year at Wikimania in August 2021 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales for his pioneering role in the development of the Arab and medical communities as well as for his role in the development of COVID-19 topics.[2][3][1][4]
Alaa Najjar | |
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علاء نجار | |
Education | Alexandria University, faculty of medicine (MB Bch) |
Occupation(s) | Doctor, researcher, Wikipedian |
Awards | Wikimedian of the Year (2021)[1] |
With the Wikipedia username علاء (ʿAlāʾ), Najjar is an active contributor to WikiProject Medicine and a volunteer administrator in the Arabic Wikipedia and a Wikimedia steward.[1][5] He is a board member of Wikimedians of the Levant User Group[6][7] and an editorial board member of the WikiJournal of Medicine.[8][1][3]