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{{Short description|Qatari politician}}
'''Sheikha bint Yousuf Al-Jufairi''' (Arabic: شيخة بنت يوسف الجفيري) is a Qatari politician. Since 2003, she has served on the [[Central Municipal Council]] (CMC) in [[Qatar]] from the [[Old Airport (Doha)|Airport]] constituency.<ref>Jack Kelly, [http://www.post-gazette.com/World/20030409qatar0409p8.asp "Qatar ruler pushing nation toward democracy"] ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''  April 09, 2003</ref><ref name="carnegie">{{cite web|date=10 May 2011|title=Debra Shushan on "The Female Face of Qatar's Municipal Elections"|url=https://cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/debra-shushan-female-face-qatars-municipal-elections/|publisher=Georgetown University Qatar's Center for Interregional and Regional Studies|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=14 May 2015|title=Qataris elect two women for first time|url=http://www.afp.com/en/news/qataris-elect-two-women-first-time|url-status=dead|publisher=Agence France-Presse|accessdate=14 May 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095336/http://www.afp.com/en/news/qataris-elect-two-women-first-time|archivedate=18 May 2015}}</ref>
She holds a [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree from the [[Beirut Arab University|Arab University of Beirut]].<ref>{{cite web|date=18 September 2019|title=Shaikha al Jufairi named brand ambassador of 'Screen for Life'|url=https://www.qatar-tribune.com/news-details/id/172582/shaikha-al-jufairi-named-brand-ambassador-of-screen-for-life-|publisher=Qatar Tribune|accessdate=30 December 2020}}</ref> She is the Head of the Legal Committee of the Council.<ref>[https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/12/03/2018/Sheikha-Al-Jufairi-meets-residents-to-solve-their-woes "Sheikha Al Jufairi meets residents to solve their woes"] ''The Peninsula''  March 18, 2018</ref>
In October 2021 she was one of two women appointed to Qatar's advisory [[Shura Council (Qatar)|Shura Council]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Qatar emir appoints two women to advisory council after men sweep polls | newspaper=Reuters | date=14 October 2021 | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/qatar-emir-appoints-two-women-advisory-council-after-men-sweep-polls-2021-10-14/}}</ref>
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