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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: الشيخ جابر المبارك الصباح حاكم الكويت.jpg — Hermann Burchardt, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Jaber II Al-Sabah\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jaber-ii-al-sabah. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T09:28:17Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/jaber-ii-al-sabah","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/jaber-ii-al-sabah","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/jaber-ii-al-sabah?lang=ne"}}