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
advantage crisis situation
Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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.
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.
extremist
You're always going to have extremists in every religion.
terrorism
You're always going to have terrorism.