What is Nawal El Moutawakel's middle name?
El
Nawal El Moutawakel date of birth:
April 15, 1962
How old is Nawal El Moutawakel?
64
What is Nawal El Moutawakel nationality?
Moroccan
Short Biography
Nawal El Moutawakel (Amazigh: Nawal Lmutawakkil ; Arabic: نوال المتوكل) (born on April 15, 1962 in Casablanca) is a former Moroccan hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming the first female Muslim born on the continent of Africa to become an Olympic champion. She was also the first Moroccan and the first woman from a Muslim majority country to win an Olympic gold medal. In 2007, El Moutawakel was named the Minister of Sports in the upcoming cabinet of Morocco.