Rauan Kenzhekhanuly

Rauan Kenzhekhanuly
Headshot of Rauan Kenzhekhanuly in an office. He is a middle-aged man wearing a morning suit.
Kenzhekhanuly in 2011
Born (1979-05-01) 1 May 1979 (age 45)
NationalityKazakh
Education
Occupations
  • Wikipedia editor
  • politician
Known forFounder of WikiBilim
Political partyNur Otan
AwardsWikipedian of the Year (2011)

Rauan Kenzhekhanuly (Kazakh: Рауан Кенжеханұлы, pronounced [ɾɑwˈɑn kenʑeχɑnʊˈlə]; born 1 May 1979) is a Kazakh entrepreneur and NGO activist who was named the first Wikipedian of the Year in August 2011 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales at Wikimania.[1]

  1. ^ Williams, Christopher (24 December 2012). "Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales restricts discussion of Tony Blair friendship". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 June 2016.