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1670 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 2 of 28.

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Alex SalmondGBLate Scottish First Minister who delivered the 2014 independence referendum; died in 2024.
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Alex VatankaUSIran analyst at the Middle East Institute in Washington DC who tracks Iranian domestic politics and IRGC authority.
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Ali Abdollahi AliabadiIRMajor General commanding Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central HQ; named Armed Forces chief of staff in August 2026.
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Ali Akbar VelayatiIRSupreme Leader adviser; publicly targeted Aoun's Hezbollah disarmament push on 6 June 2026.
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Ali al-HamadiIraqi striker who scored Iraq's opening goal to launch their first World Cup in 40 years.
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Ali al-ZaidiIQIraqi Prime Minister; denies both the disputed Tehran ceasefire trip and Iraqi soil launching attacks.
Ali AnsariAEDubai-based financier designated by the US Treasury's OFAC on 10 July 2026 as 'Linked To: KHAMENEI, Mojtaba' and the IRGC, the first Treasury action naming Iran's Supreme Leader directly.
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Ali AzmaeiIRCommander of Iran's IRGC Navy since July 2026; led its Fifth Naval Region from 2012.
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Ali Bagheri KaniIRSenior Iranian diplomat and nuclear negotiator central to the 2026 ceasefire talks.
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Alice TaylorGBBBC Studios AI Creative Lab head, previously executive at Channel 4 and Penguin Random House.
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Ali FahimIRIranian protest detainee executed at Ghezel Hesar in April 2026; one of at least 17 wartime political executions.
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Ali JafarianIRIran's Deputy Health Minister; government spokesman for official war casualty figures.
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Ali KhameneiIRIran's Supreme Leader 1989-2026, killed in Israeli strike; deceased father of current Supreme Leader Mojtaba.
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Ali LarijaniIRVeteran Iranian principlist politician and nuclear negotiator killed by Israel on 16 March 2026.
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Ali MitchellCo-founder of Odyssey Ventures, formerly of EQT Ventures; runs the fund from London and San Francisco.
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Ali Mohammad NaeiniIRIRGC spokesman killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran, 20 March 2026.
Ali Muhammad Fakhr al-DinLBSenior Hezbollah commander Israel said it targeted in a 15 August strike in south Lebanon.
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Ali OlwanJOJordan midfielder who scored the nation's first World Cup goal in the 3-1 defeat to Austria on 17 June 2026.
Ali Reza Beigi RanjbarIRIranian MP for Ardabil who publicly opposed reconnecting Iran's internet, Day 53 of the blackout.
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Alireza BeiranvandIRIran's first-choice goalkeeper and the standout performer of the Belgium match, whose saves kept Iran level with ten men on the pitch.
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Alireza TangsiriIRIRGC Navy commander 2018-2026; architect of the Hormuz blockade. Killed by Israel at Bandar Abbas, 27 March 2026.
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Ali ShamkhaniIRIranian admiral, defence minister and SNSC secretary; killed in a strike, 28 February 2026.
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Alisher UsmanovRUUzbek-born Russian billionaire and metals investor, founder of USM Holdings.
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Alistair PullenGBCo-founder and CEO of Cosine, the UK sovereign AI company.
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Ali VaezUSICG Iran Project Director; leading independent analyst of Iranian nuclear strategy and US-Iran diplomacy.
Ali Yusuf HarshiNephew and personal secretary of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem; killed 8 April 2026.
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Alp TokerGBDirector of NetBlocks; tracks real-time internet shutdowns and connectivity disruptions globally.
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Amadou CoulibalyCICôte d'Ivoire's communications minister and government spokesperson, reporting the Bounkani yellow fever toll.
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Amine GouiriDZAlgerian forward who headed an 82nd-minute corner to eliminate Jordan and keep Algeria in contention for Group J qualification at the 2026 World Cup.
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Amin NasserSAPresident and CEO of Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil company.
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Amir AliUSJudge of the US District Court for the District of Columbia.
Amirali MirjafariIRIranian protest-era detainee executed at Qezel Hesar Prison on 21 April 2026, eighth since war began.
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Amir GhalenoeiIRIran national football team head coach; attended Antalya FIFA talks alongside the FFIRI delegation.
Amirhossein HatamiIR18-year-old Iranian protester executed by the state on 3 April 2026 amid ongoing conflict
Amirhossein RezaeiIranian journalist arrested 9 May 2026; documented by Hengaw during Hormuz conflict crackdown.
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Amirhossein SabetiIRIranian MP from the hardline Paydari Front faction who declared the Islamabad MOU violated the Supreme Leader's stated red lines.
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Amit KshatriyaUSNASA Associate Administrator running the Moon to Mars programme and Artemis schedule.
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Amjid AliGBLiberal Democrat leader of Luton Borough Council since September 2026, councillor for Barnfield.
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Amos HarelILHaaretz military affairs correspondent; senior Israeli journalist covering the IDF and Lebanon front.
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Amy ActonUSPhysician and ex-Ohio health director running as Democrat for governor against Vivek Ramaswamy.
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Amy HoodUSMicrosoft CFO since 2013; confirmed FY2027 headcount decline on May 2026 earnings call.
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Analilia MejiaDemocratic Congresswoman-elect for NJ-11; won 60-40 in April 2026 special election, tightening the House majority.
Anamara Barona RiveroCUCuban prisoner who died at El Guatao women's prison in April 2026; ninth documented prison death of 2026.
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Anamely RamosCUAn exiled Cuban activist and member of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara's team who published the State Security call account.
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Anas SarwarGBScottish Labour leader who won the NHS exchange at the Holyrood leaders debate.
Ana SubasicMaritime intelligence analyst at Kpler, projecting a Hormuz transit ceiling of 10-15 vessels per day under full ceasefire conditions.
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Anders HumlumUSLabour economist; NBER paper found AI shifts tasks, not employment levels.
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Andrea AbodiITItaly's Sports Minister; referred Malagò's FIGC eligibility to ANAC and CONI on 4 June.
Andrea FerrariGBGraphene physicist; founder of CamGraPhIC, a University of Cambridge photonics spinout.
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Andreas KriegGBDefence and security studies analyst at King's College London, quoted by Al Jazeera on the MOU's sequencing.
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Andrei BelousovRURussian Defence Minister; named alongside Gerasimov in Putin's Easter ceasefire order.
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Andrew CrumplinGBPlymouth City councillor for Moor View, elected for Reform UK in 2026, now Restore Britain.
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Andrew GiulianiUSAndrew Giuliani is an official running inter-city intelligence sharing across 2026 World Cup host cities, framing the task as tracking threats that cross jurisdictions.
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Andrew PuzderUSUS Ambassador to the EU; called Google's 890m-euro DMA fine a 'blunt instrument'.
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Andrew SouthallGBDudley councillor for Wollaston and Stourbridge Town, elected for Reform UK, now Restore Britain.
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Andrew YangUSUS entrepreneur and politician who popularised UBI as an answer to AI-driven job displacement.
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Andrii HrytseniukUAUkrainian defence-tech executive who ran the Brave1 cluster from May 2025 to October 2026.
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Andrii SybihaUAUkraine's foreign minister since September 2024, reappointed by the Verkhovna Rada in August 2026.
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Andris SprudsLVLatvia's Defence Minister who resigned in May 2026 citing failures in the national response to Baltic drone incursions.
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Andy BurnhamGBUK Prime Minister since 20 July 2026; former Greater Manchester Mayor, took office without a members' ballot.