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Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة), king of Bahrain since 2002 and emir from 1999, son of Isa bin Salman; former BDF commander, reformer via the 2002 constitution, reigning through the 2011 uprising.
Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (HBJ, حمد بن جاسم بن جابر آل ثاني), Qatari foreign minister 1992–2013 and prime minister 2007–2013, architect of Qatar's gas-funded mediation diplomacy, resigned with Emir Hamad's 2013 abdication.
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (1952-2026), Father Amir, Emir of Qatar 1995-2013 after bloodless coup against his father; drove LNG growth, founded Al Jazeera, adopted the 2004 constitution, abdicated to son Tamim.
Hamas (حماس)
Hamas (حماس), the Islamic Resistance Movement, is a Palestinian Islamist militant group founded in 1987 by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin from the Muslim Brotherhood. It ruled Gaza from 2007, attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, and is designated a terrorist organization by the US, EU, and others.
Hamas temporary committee
Hamas temporary committee: five-person collective leadership council based in Doha, formed after Yahya Sinwar's death in October 2024 (Meshaal, al-Hayya, Jabarin, Darwish, believed Abu Marzouk); replaced when Khalil al-Hayya won the Political Bureau chairmanship in July 2026.
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Fazza), born 1982, is Crown Prince of Dubai, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of Dubai's Executive Council since 2006; appointed Crown Prince 1 February 2008.
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum (حمدان بن راشد آل مكتوم)
Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum (حمدان بن راشد آل مكتوم), Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance from 9 December 1971 until his death on 24 March 2021, the world's longest-serving finance minister, brother of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, founder of Shadwell Racing and the Hamdan Foundation awards.
Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (حمدان بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان)
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (حمدان بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان), son of UAE founder Sheikh Zayed, is Abu Dhabi's Ruler's Representative in the Al Dhafra Region (appointed 2009), Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent, and Chairman of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi.
Hamengkubuwono III
Hamengkubuwono III, born Raden Mas Surojo, was the third sultan of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, twice placed on the throne by colonial powers, ruling 1810–1811 under the Dutch and 1812–1814 under the British.
Hamengkubuwono IX
Hamengkubuwono IX, born Gusti Raden Mas Dorodjatun, was Sultan of Yogyakarta from 1940 to 1988, first Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, and Indonesia's second Vice President.
Hamid Karzai (حامد کرزی)
Hamid Karzai (حامد کرزی), Afghan president 2001–2014 under the Bonn Agreement and two elected terms; known for patronage-based governance, corruption controversies, and later house arrest under the Taliban.
Hamida Banu Begum (حمیدہ بانو بیگم)
Hamida Banu Begum (حمیدہ بانو بیگم), also Maryam Makani, was Humayun's wife, married 1541, and mother of Emperor Akbar, born at Amarkot in 1542; often confused with Humayun's senior widow Bega Begam.
Hamilton–Reynolds affair
The Hamilton–Reynolds affair (1791–1792) was Alexander Hamilton's adulterous relationship with Maria Reynolds and James Reynolds's blackmail, exposed by James Callender in 1797 and confessed in Hamilton's Reynolds Pamphlet, America's first major political sex scandal.
Hamish Falconer
Hamish Falconer, Labour MP for Lincoln since July 2024 and former UK diplomat, is Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations and European Relations (FCDO and Cabinet Office, 2026), previously FCDO Middle East minister.
Hammer and sickle
Hammer and sickle (☭, U+262D): crossed-tools emblem of worker-peasant alliance, designed by Yevgeny Kamzolkin in 1918, adopted by Soviet Russia and the USSR flag in 1924; still used by China, Vietnam, Laos, banned in some European states.
Hamzah Zainudin
Hamzah Zainudin is a Malaysian politician, MP for Larut since 2008, twice Minister of Home Affairs, and now Leader of the Opposition and president of Parti Wawasan Negara.
Han Bangqi
Han Bangqi (韩邦奇, 1479–1555) was a Ming dynasty scholar-official from Chaoyi, Shaanxi, who rose to Nanjing Minister of War and is remembered for his writings on pitch-pipe theory.
Han Byung-do
Han Byung-do is a South Korean politician of the Democratic Party of Korea, serving as its floor leader and a three-term National Assembly member for Iksan-B.
Han Duck-soo (한덕수)
Han Duck-soo (한덕수), South Korean technocrat and 38th and 48th Prime Minister under Roh Moo-hyun and Yoon Suk Yeol; acting president in the 2024-25 martial law crisis, impeached, reinstated, resigned to run for president, later convicted of rebellion-related charges.
Han Guang
Han Guang (韩广) was a Qin-era rebel general from Shanggu who became King of Yan, was reassigned by Xiang Yu to Liaodong in 206 BC, and was killed by Zang Tu.
Han Seong-sook (한성숙)
Han Seong-sook (한성숙) is South Korea's 50th prime minister (July 2026), former Naver CEO (2017–2022, first female leader), and ex-Minister of SMEs and Startups; second female PM after Han Myeong-sook.
Han Zhongyan
Han Zhongyan (韩忠彦, 1038–1109) was a Northern Song Confucian statesman from Anyang, chief councillor under Emperor Huizong from 1100 to 1102 and eldest son of the chancellor Han Qi.
Hana Jalloul Muro
Hana Jalloul Muro is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party who has been a Member of the European Parliament since July 2024, serving as Vice-Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke is the Te Pāti Māori MP for Hauraki-Waikato, first elected 14 October 2023 as New Zealand's youngest lawmaker in 170 years; known for her 2024 haka protest against the Treaty Principles Bill and her record seven-day suspension.
Hands off Greenland protests
Hands off Greenland protests are demonstrations since January 2025 in Greenland and Denmark against Donald Trump's plan to acquire or annex Greenland; the largest, on January 17, 2026, drew thousands in Nuuk and Copenhagen.
Hands Off protests
Hands Off protests, also Hands Off!, were US nationwide anti-Trump and anti-DOGE demonstrations on April 5, 2025, held at over 1,200 sites in all 50 states, organized by a 150-group coalition, demanding an end to federal program cuts and attacks on immigrants.
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson (Henry C. Johnson Jr.), Democratic U.S. Representative for Georgia's 4th District since 2007, covering parts of DeKalb and Gwinnett counties; former DeKalb judge and commissioner, impeachment manager, Judiciary Committee courts subcommittee leader.
Hanna Gedin
Hanna Gedin, born in 1978, is a Swedish Left Party politician and Member of the European Parliament since 2024, serving as Vice-Chair of The Left group.
Hannah Mary Goodlad
Hannah Mary Goodlad is a Scottish National Party politician who has served as Minister for Public Finance since May 2026 and represents the Shetland Islands in the Scottish Parliament.
Hannah Neumann
Hannah Neumann (born 1984) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2019, chairing the Delegation for relations with Iran.