Zahi Hawass
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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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movieTut's Lost City Revealed
2022
Self - Egyptologist
movieOmar Sharif: Citizen of the World
2020
Self - Friend
movieRiddles of the Sphinx
2010
Self - Supreme Council of Antiquities
movieEgypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries
2008
Self - Host
movieEgypt's New Tomb Revealed
2006
Himself (as Dr. Zahi Hawass)
movieKing Tut's Final Secrets
2005
Self - Egyptologist
movieLegend of the Lost Tomb
1997
Director of the Pyramids