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Haifa Youssef Fadl Hajjar Najjar, (March 1, 1959 - ) is a Jordanian politician and educator who appeared in the field of education both in Jordan and internationally. She is a member of the twenty-sixth Jordanian Senate and is the director of the Bishop's School for Boys and Al-Ahliyyah School for Girls in Amman.

She was chosen by the Jordanian Business magazine in 2008 and 2014 as one of the most powerful women in Jordan. Not only that, but Forbes magazine also chose her as one of the 200 most powerful women in the Arab world in 2014.

Haifa's upbringing and Education
Haifa Najjar was born in Zarqa Governorate - Jordan. She lived the first years of her life in Zarqa Governorate until she moved to Amman in her youth.

She received a Bachelor's degree in Education in Population Studies from the University of Jordan in 1982. In 2003 she received a Master's degree in Transformational Management from Buckingham University. She holds the International Schools Leadership Certificate from the Principals Training Institute in the United States of America in 1998.

Her career path
Haifa Najjar is a member of the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh House of the Senate of Jordan. She is the administrator of both Al-Ahliyyah School for Girls and Bishops School for Boys (1994 - until now). She is also a member of both the Economic and Social Council (2009 - present) and the Education Council (2011 - present).

Haifa Al-Najjar also held the following positions:


 * Research and development officer at the Al-Ahliyyah School School (1993-1994)
 * Financial and Administrative Director of the Al-Ahliyyah School (1992-1994)
 * Director of the Al-Ahliyyah and Bishop Kindergarten (1984-1992)
 * Member of the Amman Municipality Council (2007-2010)
 * Member of the Supreme Youth Council (2006-2008)

Awards and honorary certificates

 * Al-Hussein Medal for Distinguished Giving (2001)
 * Al Hassan Bin Talal Award for Academic Excellence (2002)
 * The Founding Board of Trustees Award for the King Academy presented by His Majesty King Abdullah II and The King Academy (July 12, 2006)
 * ECIS International Prize (2009)
 * Shield of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East for Continuous Giving and Continuous Service (2011)
 * A certificate with Honors from the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East (1998)