Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Candidates

See also Objections to the 2025 WMF Board election removals and the 2025 WMF Board reform petition.

This page contains candidates for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board election.

Balloted candidates

Following the candidate review process, these four candidates will be on the ballot for the community voting phase:

• Bobby Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• James Alexander (Jamesofur (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Wojciech Pędzich (Wojciech Pędzich (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))

Watch the candidates’ statements below:

• Bobby Shabangu
• James Alexander
• Michał Buczyński
• Wojciech Pędzich

Shortlisted candidates

The shortlisting process concluded on 28 July 2025. These candidates proceeded to the candidate review process:

• Bobby Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• James Alexander (Jamesofur (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Lane Rasberry (Bluerasberry (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Wojciech Pędzich (Wojciech Pędzich (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))

Candidates

The Elections Committee and Wikimedia Foundation staff verify the candidates based on candidate criteria.

Eligible candidates

The following candidates are verified eligible to be included in the shortlisting process:

• Abdul-Rafiu Fuseini (Alhaj Darajaati (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Ahmad Ali Karim (EmpAhmadK (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Bobby Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• James Alexander (Jamesofur (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Jonathan Cardy (WereSpielChequers (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Lane Rasberry (Bluerasberry (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Maxime Baidakov (Baidax (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Mohammed Kamal-Deen Fuseini (Dnshitobu (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Shahen Araboghlian (ShahenWasHere (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Wojciech Pędzich (Wojciech Pędzich (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))

Ineligible candidates

The following candidates are verified ineligible:

• Alvin Ategyeka (Alvinategyeka (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Kani Beat (Kani Beat (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Makoto Koike (GreatPatent (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Mr. Snatch (Mr. Snatch (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))
• Olitun (Olitun (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA))