Middle East and North Africa
- Baban - Faqi Ahmad (1649–1670)
- Oman - Sultan I bin Saif (1649–1688)
- Mecca - Zeid bin Muhsin, Sharif of Mecca (1631–1666)
- Morocco - Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir, Sultan (1636–1655)
- Persia - Abbas II, Shah of Persia (1642–1666)
- Yemen - Al-Mutawakkil Isma'il, Imam of Yemen (1644–1676)
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