Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 28, 1947
Place of Birth:
Damietta, Egypt
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Zahi Hawass
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cleopatra | |
| 2023 | Unknown: The Lost Pyramid | Self |
| 2023 | Orgullo de Quisqueya | |
| 2022 | King Tut: A Century of Secrets | Self |
| 2022 | Tut's Lost City Revealed | Self - Egyptologist |
| 2021 | Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs | Self |
| 2020 | Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World | Self - Friend |
| 2011 | Egypt: What Lies Beneath | Self |
| 2010 | Riddles of the Sphinx | Self - Supreme Council of Antiquities |
| 2008 | The Lost Pyramid | Self |
| 2008 | Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries | Self - Host |
| 2007 | Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty | Self |
| 2006 | Egypt: Engineering an Empire | Self |
| 2006 | Egypt's New Tomb Revealed | Himself (as Dr. Zahi Hawass) |
| 2005 | King Tut's Final Secrets | Self - Egyptologist |
| 2004 | Pharaoh's Revenge: Egypt's Lost Treasure | |
| 1999 | Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt | Self |
| 1997 | Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs | Maga |
| Egypt's Mystery Chamber |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tombs Of Egypt: The Ultimate Mission | |
| 2019 | The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery | |
| 2015 | Al Frenga | |
| 2010 | Chasing Mummies | Self |
| 2010 | King Tut Unwrapped | |
| 2009 | Ancient Egypt Unearthed | |
| 2009 | Ancient Egypt Unearthed | Cast |
| 2008 | Egypt Unwrapped | Self |
| 2008 | Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries | Himself |