Middle East and North Africa
- Kuwait - Sheikh Jabir ibn Abdullah Al Sabah, Ruler of Kuwait (1814–1859)
- Morocco - Abu al-Fadl `Abd ar-Rahman, Sultan of Morocco (1822–1859)
- Oman - Sa'id II ibn Sultan, Sultan of Oman (1804–1856)
- Egypt (Under Ottoman suzerainty) - Muhammad Ali Pasha, Governor of Egypt (1805–1848)
- Tunisia (Under Ottoman suzerainty)
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- Monarch - Ahmad (I) ibn Mustafa, Pasha-Bey of Tunisia (1837–1855)
- Grand Vizier - Mustapha Khaznadar (1837–1873)
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- Persia - Mohammad Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia (1834–1848)
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