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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ahmad Hassan el Bakr.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr\". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-hassan-al-bakr. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-18T02:45:53Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-hassan-al-bakr","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-hassan-al-bakr","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-hassan-al-bakr?lang=ne"}}