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1670 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 11 of 28.

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Hamad Al-MashaanKWKuwait's deputy foreign minister since April 2026 and a career diplomat.
Hamed MomeniFFIRI deputy denied entry at Toronto Pearson alongside the federation president on 29 April 2026.
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Hamish McLennanAUDroneShield Chairman elected 82.43% at 29 May 2026 AGM; inherits first-strike governance overhang.
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Hannah Mary GoodladGBSNP MSP for Shetland Islands and Scotland's Minister for Public Finance.
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Hannah SpencerGBGreen MP for Gorton and Denton; won the party's first Westminster by-election in history, February 2026.
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Hans GrundbergSEUN Special Envoy for Yemen who joined Guterres in warning over resumed Red Sea attacks.
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Hansi Lo WangUSNPR correspondent covering voting and the census.
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Hans VanakenBEBelgian midfielder who scored in Belgium's 4-1 win over the United States.
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Harmeet DhillonUSAssistant Attorney General heading the DOJ Civil Rights Division.
Harriet HarmanGBFormer Labour MP and Deputy Leader 2007–2015; appointed unpaid Starmer adviser in May 2026.
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Harrison SchmittApollo 17 geologist-astronaut; last scientist to walk on the Moon, December 1972.
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Harry EntenUSCNN political data analyst who tracks polling trends and electoral forecasting.
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Harry KaneGBEngland captain and all-time record goalscorer; centre-forward for Bayern Munich; attending his third World Cup.
Harvey HoddGBUK founder of Rivan, the synthetic-natural-gas startup building Europe's largest SNG plant in Wiltshire.
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Hayden BrownUSUpwork CEO since 2020; declared the team management model 'dead' when cutting 25% of staff, May 2026.
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Hayden PhillipsGBFormer senior civil servant who led the 2006-07 review of UK party funding.
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Hedayat MombeniIRFFIRI secretary-general; denied entry at Toronto Pearson alongside Mehdi Taj on 29 April 2026.
Helen BranswellUSSenior infectious-disease writer at STAT News; widely regarded as one of the leading US journalists on outbreak preparedness, with deep relationships across WHO, CDC and academic virology.
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Helen JennerGBLeader of Reform UK in Wales and Member of the Senedd for Bangor Conwy Môn.
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Helen WhatelyGBConservative MP and shadow work and pensions secretary.
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Henna VirkkunenFIEC EVP for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy; co-announced Google's first DMA fine, July 2026.
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Henry CuellarUSDemocrat, Texas 28th (Laredo border district); conservative; received Trump pardon Dec 2025; flipped on Iran WPR.
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Henry McMasterUSSouth Carolina Governor who appointed Graham's sister as interim senator after his redistricting push failed.
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Hillary ClintonUSFormer US secretary of state; 2016 Democratic presidential nominee.
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Hisham JaberLBLebanese retired general and head of the Middle East Centre for Studies; Beirut-based security analyst.
Homam AhmedQAHomam Ahmed is a Qatari footballer who was dismissed in the 31st minute of Qatar's 6-0 loss to Canada on 18 June, leaving the side with ten men.
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Hong Myung-boKRSouth Korea national football team head coach who confirmed a drone was seen over the team's closed training session in Guadalajara on 18 June 2026.
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Hossein MohebbiIRSecond Brigadier General and spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Hossein SamsamiIRMember of Iran's Paydari Front parliamentary faction who opposed the Islamabad MOU as constitutionally impermissible.
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Hossein TaebIRHead of Iran's Basij militia since the 10 August 2026 command decrees.
Hossein YaghoobiIRChairman of Farab Soroush Afagh Qeshm Company, designated by OFAC in November 2018 while serving as the Central Bank of Iran's Vice Governor for International Affairs.
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Howard HuNASA Artemis Programme Manager overseeing crewed lunar mission execution.
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Howard LutnickUSUS Commerce Secretary; former Cantor Fitzgerald CEO; subject of Republican leadership inquiry over Fellowship PAC.
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Hugo BroosBEBelgian football manager who took charge of South Africa in 2021 and guided Bafana Bafana to qualify for their first World Cup since 2010, confirming this is his last tournament before retirement.
Hussein Hassan RomaniLBHezbollah head of aerial defence, killed in the 7 May 2026 IDF strike on Beirut's Dahiyeh.
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Hyun Jin-geonKRKorean short-story writer of the colonial era; author of B-sagam and the Love Letter.
Iain Duncan SmithGBConservative MP for Chingford and Woodford Green; party leader 2001–2003; architect of welfare reform under Cameron.
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Ian DavidsonGBChief executive of Tendring District Council and Acting Returning Officer for Clacton.
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Ibrahim KalinTRDirector of Turkey's National Intelligence Organisation since June 2023; Erdogan's spokesman, 2014-2023.
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Idan FooksIsraeli soldier, aged 19, killed by Hezbollah explosive drone in southern Lebanon on 26 April.
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Igor KobzevRUIrkutsk Oblast governor who lifted hospital quarantines after an unexplained laboratory-worker death.
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Igor KostyukovDirector of Russia's GRU military intelligence; present at Kremlin Iran meeting on 27 April.
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Igor SechinRUCEO of Rosneft since 2012; his son Ivan was designated by OFAC on 28 May 2026.
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Ihor KlymenkoUAUkraine's Interior Minister, floated to become Defence Minister in July 2026 before declining and taking the NSDC secretary post.
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Ilhan ScheerDEAleph Alpha co-chief executive who becomes Cohere's chief operating officer on close of the combination.
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Imad MughniyehLBHezbollah military commander who built its elite units; assassinated in Damascus 2008; architect of Radwan Force structure.
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Infanta SofíaESInfanta of Spain and younger daughter of Felipe VI, second in line to the throne.
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Ione BelarraESPodemos secretary-general who threatened to withhold party support for Spain's housing decree over landlord tax deductions.
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Irakli KobakhidzeGEGeorgian Prime Minister since February 2024; Georgian Dream party leader.
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IRGC Commander PakpourIRGC Commander-in-Chief killed in the opening US-Israeli strikes on 28 February 2026. Had commanded IRGC Ground Forces for 15 years; appointed overall IRGC chief in June 2025 after his predecessor died in the Twelve-Day War.
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Ishaq DarPKPakistan's Foreign Minister and Deputy PM; led spring US-Iran diplomacy, at Jeddah's trilateral defence talks.
Ismael KoneCAIsmael Kone is a Canadian central midfielder who suffered a fractured tibia and fibula in the 51st minute of Canada's 6-0 win over Qatar and was ruled out of the 2026 World Cup.
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Ismael SaibariMAMoroccan midfielder now at Bayern Munich; Morocco's top scorer, injured before the France quarter-final.
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Ismaila SarrSNSenegalese winger who scored twice against Norway at the 2026 World Cup despite Senegal's elimination.
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Israel KatzILIsraeli Defence Minister directing Lebanon operations and authorising targeted killing orders.
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Itamar Ben-GvirILIsraeli National Security Minister; far-right coalition member who rejected the US-Iran deal as not binding on Israel.
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Itsunori OnoderaJPJapanese LDP lawmaker and former defence minister who chairs the party's tax commission.
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Ivan PerisicHRCroatia winger who equalled Lionel Messi as the only players to record assists at four separate World Cup editions.
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I Wayan SumarajayaIDHead of the Bali provincial tourism office, who publishes arrivals and PWA levy receipt figures.
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Jackie BaillieGBScottish Labour deputy leader and Dumbarton MSP; acting leader from July to September 2026.