Top 42 Hamad Bin Quotes
#1. Our people have proven their desire for continuing with reforms. We complete the march today with those who have an honest patriotic desire for more progress and reform.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#4. We in the Middle East like to talk politics, we like to argue. Just look at the three prophets - Moses, Jesus and Mohammad. They are all from this small region which creates problems all the time.
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani
#6. Societies cannot move forward without law, and our constitution is the cornerstone of the law and our National Assembly is its umbrella and fortress.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#7. It is better for the Arab countries themselves to interfere out of their national, humanitarian, political and military duties and to do what is necessary to stop the bloodshed in Syria.
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani
#8. There is no ethnic cleansing in Bahrain, no mass genocide, no policy of killing innocent people.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#9. We are a constitutional monarchy. I don't order laws, I propose them. Article 35 of our constitution states that the king can only refuse a law of parliament once, then he has to sign it - if the same law is then supported by a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#10. The reform process began with the historic consensus on the Charter of National Action, in which the Bahraini people decided on a new chapter of their history.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#11. Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#12. I really don't want you to think of Qatar as a hydrocarbon country alone. We know that hydrocarbons will come and go. But education will stay. It is the most important thing for us.
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani
#13. We invite American companies looking to raise capital to list on the Bahrain Stock Exchange. The region has a liquidity oversupply approximating $1 trillion and this pool of capital can be tapped into by creative American companies. The next Facebook may very well get funded on the BSE.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#15. The Bahraini people are eager to obtain facts to enable them to shape a comprehensive national opinion without division among its people. We confirm to all journalists and media personnel in the kingdom of Bahrain that their freedom is preserved and their rights are safeguarded.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#16. In establishing democracy, we have to be sensitive to the regional and national context. Democracy also means to guarantee the rights of the minorities. That's my job as a king. We have for example a Jewish ambassador in the US and a Christian in the UK.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#17. Democracy is not just constitutional and legislative rules; it is a culture and practice and adhering by the law and respecting international human rights principles.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#19. There is no doubt that some in Iran have an unhealthy focus on Bahrain, as some of the broadcast coverage shows.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#20. Along with our friends in the GCC, the first order of business is stability. Beyond the imperative of stability, the most important priority is job creation for all Bahrainis.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#22. I don't see why OPEC countries should continue to cut production just to keep the price of oil high. This will not affect the industrial countries alone, it will also hit poor countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Who will look after them?
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani
#24. Reform is the mission from which we shall not digress; it is an expression of belief and determination between us and our people. With the help of Allah, we will proceed forward in this promising national process within the natural progress of the life cycle and the development of people and nation.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#25. History shows that no enemy remains hostile forever, nor do friends remain friendly forever. For that reason, we intend to have normal relations with all.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#26. I would like to extend to you our deep appreciation and thanks for the position the United States has taken in support of the democratization process that has taken place in Tunisia, in Egypt, and what is attempting to take place in Libya.
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani
#27. You cannot transpose the U.S. system on Turkey, and the Turkish system on France etc. You have to understand the people and their culture. That's leadership.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#28. Bahrain 's margin of freedom is growing day after day as we head into the future with steady steps.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#29. I care about Bahrain. Bahrain is very dear to me. I will not allow people to play around with our laws.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#30. We have evidence that a number of Bahrainis who oppose our government are being trained in Syria. I have seen the files and we have notified the Syrian authorities, but they deny any involvement.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#32. In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a phrase is not in our constitution, unlike say the United Kingdom. We only have people with different views and that's ok.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#33. In a time where the world is becoming personalized, when the mobile phone, the burger, everything has its own personal identity, how should we perceive ourselves and how should we perceive others?
Al-Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani
#35. Of course we are coming to invest in Germany - that is certain. Most airplanes in the fleet of Qatar Airways are from Airbus.
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani
#36. Based on 30 years of experience with the Iranians, they will give you 100 words. Trust only one of the 100.
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani
#37. The decision to open up Bahrain to embrace all people indiscriminately was fostered in me ever since I was a child.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#38. There are no 'political prisoners' as such in Bahrain. People are not arrested because they express their views, we only have criminals.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
#40. Bahrainis are better off than many other Arabs. We have a welfare state, everybody gets a salary whether they have a job or not. Electricity and food are subsidized; school and healthcare are free. And we don't differentiate between Bahrainis and foreigners. We are very proud of that.
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
