Abdallah II of Jordan
Abdallah II of Jordan
Abdullah II bin Al-Husseinhas been the King of Jordan since he ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 upon the death of his father King Hussein. Abdullah is a member of the Hashemite family, which has ruled Jordan since 1921, and claims to be descended from the Islamic prophet Muhammad...
NationalityJordanian
ProfessionLeader
Date of Birth30 January 1962
CountryJordan
Abdallah II of Jordan quotes about
moving home needs
Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future. All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
country believe moving
I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.
moving ambition israel
Mr. President, prime ministers, let us have ambitions: ambitions to move beyond the violence and occupation, to the day when two states, Palestine and Israel, can live together side by side in peace and security.
moving years class
Ten years ago I said, you know, my goal is to be able to get food on the table. What I'm trying to say by that is trying to create a vibrant, capable and effective middle class. The quicker and stronger that we can be able to do this, the easier it is for political reform to move forward.
believe moving israel
Is Israel going to continue to be 'Fortress Israel'? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony.
moving responsibility people
I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction. It's a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.
remember-you remembers-you remember
Remember you don't do anything in isolation.
country giving incentives
The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
people choices humanity
We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
advantage crisis situation
Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
zero thinking people
I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
I'm easily entertained.
west east culture
I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
views people use
My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.