Zahi Hawass
Acting
Born: 1947-05-28 in Damietta, Egypt
Biography
Zahi Hawass (Arabic: زاهي حواس; born May 28, 1947) is an Egyptian archaeologist, an Egyptologist, and former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs. He has also worked at archaeological sites in the Nile Delta, the Western Desert, and the Upper Nile Valley. Hawass has received widespread publicity internationally, and was the subject of a reality television series in the United States, Chasing Mummies. His views and links to business ventures and the Mubarak regime have engendered controversy. In connection with the awarding of a gift shop contract at the Egyptian Museum and alleged smuggling of antiquities, he was sentenced to a prison term, which was later lifted.
Known For
Egypt Unwrapped
Self
Chasing Mummies
Self
Al Frenga
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery
Cleopatra's Final Secret
Self
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Self
Cleopatra
Tombs Of Egypt: The Ultimate Mission
Ancient Egypt Unearthed
Cast
Ancient Egypt Unearthed
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Self - Friend
Last Secrets of the Great Sphinx of Giza
egyptolog
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
Self
Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries
Himself
Legend of the Lost Tomb
Director of the Pyramids
Egypt: Engineering an Empire
Self
King Tut Unwrapped
Egypt's New Tomb Revealed
Himself (as Dr. Zahi Hawass)
Secrets of Giza
Egypt's Lost Cities
Self
Tut's Lost City Revealed
Self - Egyptologist
Riddles of the Sphinx
Self - Supreme Council of Antiquities
King Tut: A Century of Secrets
Self
Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Maga
King Tut's Final Secrets
Self - Egyptologist
Egypt: What Lies Beneath
Self
Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries
Self - Host
Orgullo de Quisqueya
Egypt's Mystery Chamber
Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs
Self
Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt
Self
The Lost Pyramid
Self
