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.
hard-work government needs
If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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.
israel jordan imperatives
Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
spring thinking years
The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it's two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it's a good thing.
different syria
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
ideas resistance resistance-to-change
There is resistance to change. There's a resistance to ideas.