Zahi Hawass

Known for ActingBorn 1947-05-28 (age 79)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Last Secrets of the Great Sphinx of Giza

Riddles of the Sphinx

Egypt: Engineering an Empire

Egypt's New Tomb Revealed

Cleopatra's Final Secret

Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs

Unknown: The Lost Pyramid

Tut's Lost City Revealed

The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery

Egypt's Lost Cities

Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt

King Tut: A Century of Secrets

Egypt Unwrapped

Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

King Tut Unwrapped

King Tut's Final Secrets

Tombs Of Egypt: The Ultimate Mission

Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs

The Lost Pyramid

Al Frenga

Legend of the Lost Tomb

Chasing Mummies

Cleopatra

Orgullo de Quisqueya

Secrets of Giza

Egypt: What Lies Beneath

Ancient Egypt Unearthed

Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries

Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries

Pharaoh's Revenge: Egypt's Lost Treasure

Egypt's Mystery Chamber