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Zahi Hawass
Born 1947-05-28Damietta, Egypt
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Cleopatra's Final SecretSelfOrgullo de QuisqueyaRoleUnknown: The Lost PyramidSelfLast Secrets of the Great Sphinx of GizaegyptologCleopatraRoleSecrets of GizaRoleKing Tut: A Century of SecretsSelfTut's Lost City RevealedSelf - EgyptologistValley of the Kings: The Lost TombsSelfOmar Sharif: Citizen of the WorldSelf - FriendEgypt's Lost CitiesSelfEgypt: What Lies BeneathSelfRiddles of the SphinxSelf - Supreme Council of AntiquitiesThe Lost PyramidSelfEgypt's Ten Greatest DiscoveriesSelf - HostNefertiti and the Lost DynastySelfEgypt's New Tomb RevealedHimself (as Dr. Zahi Hawass)Egypt: Engineering an EmpireSelfKing Tut's Final SecretsSelf - EgyptologistPharaoh's Revenge: Egypt's Lost TreasureRoleOpening the Lost Tombs: Live from EgyptSelfEgypt: Secrets of the PharaohsMagaLegend of the Lost TombDirector of the PyramidsEgypt's Mystery ChamberRole