Middle East and North Africa
- Morocco - Zidan Abu Maali King of Morocco (1603–1627)
- Oman - Abdulla bin Muhammad Imam of Oman (1560–1624)
- Safavid Empire - Abbas I Shah of Iran (1587–1629)
- Yemen - Al-Mu'ayyad Muhammad, Imam of Yemen (1620–1644)
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