Sheikha Yousuf Hasan Al Jufairi

Sheikha Yousuf Hasan Al Jufairi made history in 2003 when she won election to the Central Municipal Council (CMC) in Qatar from the Airport constituency, becoming the first woman in the GCC to ever win a municipal election.[1]

She won her constituency for a second time in 2007.[2] In 2011, Al Jufairi retained her seat in the CMC for the third time in a row by defeating her nearest rival in the Airport constituency in the polls. She won her seat by the highest margin among all the winners in 29 constituencies.[2] She secured 806 votes while her lone rival Fatima al Kuwari received 62. Three votes were declared invalid.

She successfully retained her constituency seat after polling the highest in the 2015 municipal elections.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Jack Kelly, "Qatar ruler pushing nation toward democracy" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 09, 2003
  2. 1 2 "Debra Shushan on "The Female Face of Qatar's Municipal Elections"". Georgetown University Qatar's Center for Interregional and Regional Studies. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Qataris elect two women for first time". Agence France-Presse. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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