
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-05-28
Place of Birth
Damietta, Egypt
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

Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
as Self

The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Friend

Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
as Self

Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs
as Maga

King Tut's Final Secrets
as Himself / Egyptologist

Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez
as Self

Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs
as Self

Al Frenga

Egypt: Engineering an Empire
as Self