Nouf Al-Marwaai is 1st Saudi Yogacharya, and the ambassador of Yoga in Saudi Arabia. She is the founder of the Arab Yoga Foundation, the first yoga center in Saudi Arabia. Nouf has contributed to making Yoga legal and gets official recognition in Saudi Arabia In 2017. Her work has been recognized locally and internationally, She was awarded India’s fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2018 by Indian president for her effort in promoting yoga in the kingdom.