Middle East and North Africa
- Abu Dhabi - Zaid ibn Khalifa, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (1855–1909)
- Egypt (Under Ottoman suzerainty)- Ismail, Governor of Egypt (1863–1867)
- Morocco - Mohammed IV, Sultan of Morocco (1859–1873)
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