Middle East and North Africa
- Egypt (Under Ottoman suzeranty)- Said, Governor of Egypt (1854–1863)
- Kuwait - Sheikh Jabir ibn Abdullah Al Sabah, Ruler of Kuwait (1814–1859)
- Morocco - Abderrahmane, Sultan of Morocco (1822–1859)
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