Mostly negative views of Middle Eastern leaders Favorable view of
Overall, a number of influential powers in the Middle East are not seen in a favorable light. Roughly one-third or fewer view Russia (median of 35%) or the U.S. (median of 27%) positively. Within the region, views of Iran are particularly poor (14% favorable), though Saudi Arabia fares better (44%).
Middle Eastern and North African publics also tend to rate leaders of other countries in their region negatively. A median of roughly one-third have positive opinions of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Saudi King Salman. Views of Jordanian King Abdullah II are similarly low. And very few view Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu favorably, while a median of 12% have a positive view of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is the exception to the generally negative views, but opinion of him is still mixed.
Mostly negative views of Middle Eastern leaders  | Favorable view of  | MORE FAVORABLE  | LESS FAVORABLE  | 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 so so 100  | Erdogan  | Sisi  | Salman  | Abdullah II  | Assad  | Rouhani  | Netanyahu  | VIEWS of  | VIEWS in:  | Jordan  | 66%  | 34  | 86  | 3  | Tunisia  | 30  | 32  | 59  | 26  | 21  | 21  | 36  | Lebanon  | 25  | 45  | 42  | 31  | 44  | 44  | 14 23  | 5  | Israel  | 15  | 43  | Turkey  | 12  | 18  | 12  | 12  | Note: Ratings Spring ofleaders in own countrynotshown Q60a-g in Turkey Jordan and Israel.  | Source: Spring 2017 Global Attitudes Survey, Q60a-g  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 