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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Abdul Hamid - 2014 (cropped).jpg — Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India.","cite":"\"Mohammad Abdul Hamid\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mohammad-abdul-hamid. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:58:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/mohammad-abdul-hamid","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/mohammad-abdul-hamid","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/mohammad-abdul-hamid?lang=ne"}}