Zahi Hawass
Known for: Acting
Born: May 27, 1947 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
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The Lost Pyramid
Self
King Tut: A Century of Secrets
Self
Cleopatra
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Self
Egypt's Mystery Chamber
Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries
Self - Host
Orgullo de Quisqueya
Egypt: Engineering an Empire
Self
Tut's Lost City Revealed
Self - Egyptologist
Egypt's New Tomb Revealed
Himself (as Dr. Zahi Hawass)
Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt
Self
King Tut's Final Secrets
Self - Egyptologist
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Self - Friend
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
Self
Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs
Self
Egypt: What Lies Beneath
Self
Cleopatra's Final Secret
Self
Legend of the Lost Tomb
Director of the Pyramids
Secrets of Giza
Egypt's Lost Cities
Self
Ancient Egypt Unearthed
Cast
Al Frenga
Tombs Of Egypt: The Ultimate Mission
Egypt Unwrapped
Self