 Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan, was called "dirty but not dangerous" by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, in contrast to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who was described as "dangerous but not dirty – this is Pakistan".Saudi King Abdullah was critical of Zardari, stating that "when the head is rotten ... it affects the whole body".King Abdullah was stated by diplomats as tending to express himself tersely' because of his lifelong struggle with a 'speech impediment', but added that he is a 'wry and forthright interlocutor.