About
I’m Dr. Ibrahim Khalifa, an independent Arabic AI and localization quality reviewer. I’ve spent 33 years making Arabic work inside software, 28 of them at Oracle. Today I review software and AI products the way Arabic users see them, and I tell teams what to fix first.
My career
- Oracle, 1998–2025. Headed Arabic localization quality across 700+ products. I managed the quality of external vendor teams through style guides, terminology databases, and written feedback, and checked locale conventions: Arabic punctuation, numerals, dates, times, and currencies.
- Arabic AI quality, last 3 years at Oracle. Evaluated Arabic LLM responses for accuracy, terminology, and hallucination-related errors, and helped set validation standards for Arabic enterprise AI. In 2025, I evaluated Arabic text-to-speech for Oracle Cloud, for pronunciation accuracy and naturalness.
- IBM Cairo, 1997. Freelance Arabic localization specialist.
- Saudisoft, 1993–1997. Where I started in Arabic software localization.
Recent work
I tested Napkin’s Arabic support in October 2026. A visual-loss issue I reported was confirmed and fixed by the Napkin team.“Thanks for flagging the visuals that kept disappearing. We found the bug […] It is fixed and will be in our next update.”Erwan Martin, Napkin
What colleagues say
“Ibrahim has very broad experience in Arabic localization and QA. He put guidelines in place, supported translators’ queries, and managed multiple complex projects.”Gloria Lorenzo, former VP, Oracle
“He established the style guides and QA frameworks that kept our global vendor teams performing at the highest standards. He has also carried this into the AI era, evaluating LLM responses and setting validation benchmarks for Arabic enterprise AI.”Patricia Palroz, former colleague, Oracle
“I worked with Ibrahim in Oracle translation department for 6 years, as his manager, and appreciated his team spirit and ability to communicate and work easily with others, treating them with care and providing support as needed.”Patricia Courtois, former Language Manager, Oracle
“He’s a dedicated expert, renowned for his work ethics, delivery and quality.”Hesham Farahat, Chief Talent Officer
Education and credentials
- PhD in Library and Information Science (Arabic digital content management systems), Minufiya University, 2016
- Master’s degree in Library and Information Science, 2011
- BA in English Language and Literature, Translation, and Linguistics
- EN 15038 certified (2014; predecessor to ISO 17100)
Books
I’ve written or translated 7 published books. The one closest to my work today:- Guidelines for Terminology Policies: Formulating and Implementing Terminology Policies in Language Communities (UNESCO / Infoterm), Arabic translation, published by the Alexandria Center for Multimedia and Libraries.