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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ian Khama (2014).jpg — Foreign and Commonwealth Office, OGL v1.0.","cite":"\"Ian Khama\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ian-khama. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:58:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ian-khama","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ian-khama","ne":null}}