Sheikha Yousuf Hasan Al Jufairi made history in 2003 when she won election to the Central Municipal Council

Central Municipal Council

The first municipal council in Qatar was formed in the early 1950s and it was reorganized in 1956. Doha municipality came into being in May 1963. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs was established in 1972 as a government body responsible for supervising the functions of municipalities.Decree No 4...

 in Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

 from the Airport constituency, the first woman in the GCC

Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf , also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council , is a political and economic union of the Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf and constituting the Arabian Peninsula, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates...

 ever to win a municipal election, is against reservation of seats for women in the Central Municipal Council

Central Municipal Council

The first municipal council in Qatar was formed in the early 1950s and it was reorganized in 1956. Doha municipality came into being in May 1963. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs was established in 1972 as a government body responsible for supervising the functions of municipalities.Decree No 4...

 

Sheikha al Jufairi has retained her seat in the Central Municipal Council for the third time in a row by defeating her nearest rival in the Airport constituency in 2011 polls. By bagging almost 95 percent of the total 871 votes polled, she won her seat by the highest margin among all the winners in 29 constituencies. She secured 806 votes while her lone rival Fatima al Maliki got just 62 with three votes being declared invalid. al Jufairi is keen to run for the post of vice-president of the Central Municipal Council

Central Municipal Council

The first municipal council in Qatar was formed in the early 1950s and it was reorganized in 1956. Doha municipality came into being in May 1963. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs was established in 1972 as a government body responsible for supervising the functions of municipalities.Decree No 4...

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