Nawal El Moutawakel is a Moroccan former track and field athlete and current sports administrator. She won the gold medal in the women’s 400m hurdles at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, becoming the first woman from Morocco and the broader Arab and Muslim world to achieve this. She later held government positions in Morocco, including Minister of Youth and Sports, and has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1998. El Moutawakel has served on several IOC commissions, including as vice-president, and has been involved in the evaluation and coordination of multiple Olympic Games. Nawal El Moutawakel is a Moroccan former hurdler, who won the inaugural women’s 400 metres hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and is the first Moroccan, Arab, African, and Muslim woman to win an Olympic gold.In 2007, El Moutawakel was named the Minister of Sports in the upcoming cabinet of Morocco.