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Nabeel bin Yaqub Al-Hamar | |
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| Born | 25 October 1950 |
| Nationality | Bahraini |
| Occupation(s) | Statesmen Journalist Advisor for Information Affairs to Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah |
| Spouse | Afnan Rashid AlZayani |
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