Middle East and North Africa
- Abu Dhabi - Zaid ibn Khalifa, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (1855–1909)
- Egypt (Under Ottoman suzerainty)- Ismail, Khedive of Egypt (1867–1879)
- Morocco - Hassan I, Sultan of Morocco (1873–1894)
- Oman - Turki ibn Sa'id, Sultan of Oman (1871–1888)
- Persia - Nasir ed-Din, Shah of Persia (1848–1896)
- Tunis (Under Ottoman suzerainty)- Muhammad as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis (1859–1882)
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