Zahi Hawass
Born May 28, 1947 (Age: 78)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Secrets of Giza
2023
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as
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Age: 75
Riddles of the Sphinx
2010
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as Self - Supreme Council of Antiquities
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Age: 62
Egypt's New Tomb Revealed
2006
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as Himself (as Dr. Zahi Hawass)
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Age: 59
Egypt: Engineering an Empire
2006
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as Self
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Age: 58
King Tut's Final Secrets
2005
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as Self - Egyptologist
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Age: 58
Pharaoh's Revenge: Egypt's Lost Treasure
2004
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as
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Age: 56
Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs
1997
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as Maga
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Age: 50
Legend of the Lost Tomb
1997
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as Director of the Pyramids
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Age: 49