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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sultan Al Jaber - 2023 (cropped).jpg — Arctic Circle, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Sultan Al Jaber\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sultan-al-jaber. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T10:00:46Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/sultan-al-jaber","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/sultan-al-jaber","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/sultan-al-jaber?lang=ne"}}