Nawal El Moutawakel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nawal El Moutawakel

Moroccan hurdler and IOC member

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1962

Place of Birth: Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco

Profession: politician, athletics competitor

Nationality: Morocco

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Nawal El Moutawakel (Amazigh: Nawal Lmutawakkil; Arabic: ???? ????????; born on April 15, 1962 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan former hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and was the inaugural female, Muslim, born in Africa, Moroccan to become an Olympic medalist (gold).
In 2007, El Moutawakel was named the Minister of Sports in the upcoming cabinet of Morocco.