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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Fadi-chehade-toronto.jpg — Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Fadi Chehadé\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/fadi-chehade. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T02:41:11Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/fadi-chehade","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/fadi-chehade","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/fadi-chehade?lang=ne"}}