Editing Abdullah II of Jordan (section)

===Interests===
Abdullah has listed [[skydiving]], [[motorcycling]], water sports and collecting ancient weapons as his interests and hobbies, and is a [[Trekkie|fan]] of the science-fiction series ''[[Star Trek]]''.<ref name="bbckap" /><ref name="kaofhi" /> In 1996, he appeared briefly in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode "[[Investigations (Voyager episode)|Investigations]]", in a non-speaking role.<ref name="sts">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/277584.stm|publisher=BBC|title=The King of Star Trek|access-date=22 February 2017|date=11 February 1999|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311003922/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/277584.stm|archive-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>

The king promotes tourism in Jordan, and was a tour guide for [[Discovery Channel]] travel host [[Peter Greenberg]] on ''Jordan: The Royal Tour''.<ref name="trtjo">{{cite web|url=http://ttnonline.com/Article/1032|title=King leads tourists on discovery of Jordan|date=1 March 2002|access-date=17 January 2018|work=TTN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117212255/http://ttnonline.com/Article/1032|archive-date=17 January 2018}}</ref> In the program, Abdullah said that he is no longer permitted to skydive since he became king.<ref name="trtjo" /> He reportedly motorcycled through northern California on a Harley-Davidson.<ref name="kaofhi" /> [[Prince Ali bin Al Hussein]], one of Abdullah's brothers and president of the [[Jordan Football Association]], has said that the king is the [[Jordan national football team]]'s biggest fan.<ref name="kaofhi" /> His interest in the film industry influenced his decision to create the [[Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts]] in the [[Red Sea]] coastal town of [[Aqaba]] on 20 September 2006, in partnership with the [[University of Southern California]] [[USC School of Cinematic Arts|School of Cinematic Arts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.usc.edu/summer/resources/newsDetail.cfm?cid=6365|title=Jordan Signs Agreement With USC To Create Middle East Cinema Institute|archive-date=18 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118233745/http://cinema.usc.edu/summer/resources/newsDetail.cfm?cid=6365|date=18 January 2008|access-date=22 February 2017}}</ref> When the producers of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' decided to film in Jordan, Abdullah called on military helicopters to help transport equipment into [[Petra]].<ref name="kaofhi" /> In 2016, the king honored the cast of ''[[Theeb]]'', the first Jordanian film nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=King Abdullah praises cast, crew of 'Theeb'|url=http://www.kingabdullah.jo/en/news/king-abdullah-praises-cast-crew-%E2%80%98theeb%E2%80%99|date=22 March 2016|access-date=22 February 2017|work=abdullah.jo|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012005402/https://kingabdullah.jo/en/news/king-abdullah-praises-cast-crew-%e2%80%98theeb%e2%80%99|archive-date=12 October 2017}}</ref>

Abdullah also enjoys [[stand-up comedy]]. When [[Gabriel Iglesias]], [[Russell Peters]] and a number of other stand-up comedians visited Jordan for a 2009 comedy festival, the king invited them over for dinner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/russell-peters-meets-with-hm-king-abdullah-ii-of-jordan-539086901.html|title=Russell Peters Meets with HM King Abdullah II of Jordan|work=News Wire|access-date=18 January 2018|date=13 December 2009|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010243/https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/russell-peters-meets-with-hm-king-abdullah-ii-of-jordan-539086901.html|archive-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> In 2013, a video of Abdullah helping push a car stuck in snow in Amman during the [[2013 Middle East cold snap]] went viral.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The King of Jordan Helped People Push Their Cars Out of the Snow [Video]|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/the-king-of-jordan-helped-people-push-their-cars-out-of-the-snow-video/articleshow/27607108.cms|access-date=28 September 2020|website=Business Insider}}</ref> In 2017, another amateur video that went viral showed Abdullah wearing pyjamas helping in extinguishing a fire in a wood near the royal palace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2017/06/18/WATCH-Jordan-s-King-Abdullah-helps-put-out-fire-near-his-palace.html|title=WATCH: Jordan's King Abdullah helps put out fire near his palace|access-date=19 June 2017|date=18 June 2017|publisher=Al Arabiya|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806180937/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2017/06/18/WATCH-Jordan-s-King-Abdullah-helps-put-out-fire-near-his-palace.html|archive-date=6 August 2017}}</ref>