Abdullah II of Jordan

Leader

1962-01-30

Abdullah II is the King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemites, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is traditionally regarded a 41st-generation direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad.

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Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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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.
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Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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No matter what's happening in the Middle East - the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment - the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
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Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?
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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
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I'm just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it's very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
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Wikileaks didn't help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda.
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