Nouf Marwaai
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1980 (age 45–46)
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| Born | Nouf al-Marwaai 1980 (age 45–46) |
| Citizenship | Saudi Arabia |
| Occupation | Yoga teacher |
| Organization | Arab Yoga Foundation |
| Father | Mohammad Marwaai[1] |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2018) |
Nouf Marwaai (Arabic: نوف المروعي, romanized: nuaf almuruei; born: 1980[2]) is a Yoga instructor in Saudi Arabia. She is the founder of the Arab Yoga Foundation in Saudi Arabia. Nouf Marwaai has contributed to the legalization of Yoga and to its receiving official recognition in Saudi Arabia.[3][4] She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2018.[5][6]
Nouf had been a sickly child and was diagnosed with systemic lupus at the age of 17. The doctors informed her parents that there wasn't much hope of her being cured. She read a Yoga book that her father had brought from his travels, and started practicing a few asanas. Over time as she continued practicing Yoga, her health improved, allowing her to graduate from college with high honors and she became a full time Yoga practitioner. In an interview, she said after starting Yoga and Ayurveda, she has lived 21 years without any medications.[7]