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
process democratic democratic-process
If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
glasses looks half
I like to look at the glass half full.
successful views events
In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes - a virtuous cycle of change.
jerusalem three looks
I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
justice intellectual target
Earth's dispossessed are vulnerable targets for extremists: those who teach that global justice is meaningless; that satisfaction can come only in violence, division, and intellectual isolation.
terrorism
You're always going to have terrorism.
extremist
You're always going to have extremists in every religion.
different syria
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
israel jordan imperatives
Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
west east culture
I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
zero thinking people
I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
remember-you remembers-you remember
Remember you don't do anything in isolation.
center colleague decide east jordan left middle months several
And as an American colleague said to me several months ago, he said, 'I think the challenge in Jordan - and, again, this is for the rest of the Middle East - we need to define what center is. And once we can define what center is to a Jordanian, then we can decide what's left and what's right of that.
bigger economic knew middle plans quicker turn
The more I support with my economic plans the building of a middle class, the quicker they're going to turn around and say, 'Hey, we want a bigger say in things.' So, I knew what I was getting into right at the beginning. It's the right thing to do.