Zahi Hawass
Born
May 28, 1947 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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
Orgullo de Quisqueya
2023
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Self
2023
Cleopatra
2023
King Tut: A Century of Secrets
Self
2022
Tut's Lost City Revealed
Self - Egyptologist
2022
Tombs Of Egypt: The Ultimate Mission
(2 episodes)
2021
Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs
Self
2021
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Self - Friend
2020
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery
(1 episode)
2019
Al Frenga
(1 episode)
2015
Egypt: What Lies Beneath
Self
2011
King Tut Unwrapped
(4 episodes)
2010
The Lost Pyramid
Self
2008
Egypt's Mystery Chamber
Chasing Mummies
Self · (10 episodes)
2010
Riddles of the Sphinx
Self - Supreme Council of Antiquities
2010
Ancient Egypt Unearthed
(1 episode)
2009
Ancient Egypt Unearthed
Cast · (9 episodes)
2009
Egypt Unwrapped
Self · (13 episodes)
2008
Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries
Self - Host
2008
Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries
Himself · (1 episode)
2008
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
Self
2007
Egypt's New Tomb Revealed
Himself (as Dr. Zahi Hawass)
2006
Egypt: Engineering an Empire
Self
2006
King Tut's Final Secrets
Himself / Egyptologist
2005
Pharaoh's Revenge: Egypt's Lost Treasure
2004
Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt
Self
1999
Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Maga
1997