Zahi Hawass
May 28, 1947 (77 years old) in Damietta, 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Orgullo de Quisqueya as
- 2023 · Unknown: The Lost Pyramid as Self
- 2023 · Cleopatra as
- 2022 · King Tut: A Century of Secrets as Self
- 2022 · Tut's Lost City Revealed as Self - Egyptologist
- 2021 · Tombs Of Egypt: The Ultimate Mission as
- 2021 · Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs as Self
- 2020 · Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World as Self - Friend
- 2020 · Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez as Self
- 2015 · Al Frenga as
- 2010 · Chasing Mummies as Self
- 2010 · King Tut Unwrapped as
- 2010 · Riddles of the Sphinx as Self - Supreme Council of Antiquities
- 2009 · Ancient Egypt Unearthed as
- 2009 · Ancient Egypt Unearthed as Cast
- 2008 · Egypt Unwrapped as Self
- 2008 · The Lost Pyramid as Self
- 2008 · Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries as Self - Host
- 2008 · Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries as Himself
- 2007 · Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty as Self
- 2006 · Egypt's New Tomb Revealed as Himself (as Dr. Zahi Hawass)
- 2006 · Egypt: Engineering an Empire as Self
- 2005 · King Tut's Final Secrets as Himself / Egyptologist
- 2004 · Pharaoh's Revenge: Egypt's Lost Treasure as
- 1999 · Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt as Self
- 1997 · Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs as Maga
- Future · Egypt's Mystery Chamber as