Middle East and North Africa
- Egypt (Under Ottoman suzerainty)- Abbas I, Governor of Egypt (1849–1854)
- Kuwait - Sheikh Jabir ibn Abdullah Al Sabah, Ruler of Kuwait (1814–1859)
- Morocco - Abderrahmane, Sultan of Morocco (1822–1859)
- Oman - Sa'id II ibn Sultan, Sultan of Oman (1804–1856)
- Persia - Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia (1848–1896)
- Tuggurt - Sulayman IV, Sultan of Tuggurt (1852–1854)
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