Zahi Hawass

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Zahi Hawass

Acting 79 May 28, 1947

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 arch…

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Unknown: The Lost Pyramid

Unknown: The Lost Pyramid

7.4 2023 Movie
Cleopatra's Final Secret

Cleopatra's Final Secret

7.8 2025 Movie
Chasing Mummies

Chasing Mummies

1.5 2010 TV Show
Egypt Unwrapped

Egypt Unwrapped

7.0 2008 TV Show
Al Frenga

Al Frenga

5.7 2015 TV Show
Legend of the Lost Tomb

Legend of the Lost Tomb

5.1 1997 Movie
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery

The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery

7.3 2019 TV Show
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

6.8 2020 Movie
Tut's Lost City Revealed

Tut's Lost City Revealed

7.3 2022 Movie
Last Secrets of the Great Sphinx of Giza

Last Secrets of the Great Sphinx of Giza

8.3 2023 Movie
Egypt: Engineering an Empire

Egypt: Engineering an Empire

8.0 2006 Movie
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty

Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty

7.0 2007 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Cleopatra's Final Secret

    Movie Self

  2. 2023
    Orgullo de Quisqueya

    Movie

  3. 2023
    Unknown: The Lost Pyramid

    Movie Self

  4. 2023
    Last Secrets of the Great Sphinx of Giza

    Movie egyptolog

  5. 2023
    Cleopatra

    Movie

  6. 2023
    Secrets of Giza

    Movie

  7. 2022
    King Tut: A Century of Secrets

    Movie Self

  8. 2022
    Tut's Lost City Revealed

    Movie Self - Egyptologist

  9. 2021
    Tombs Of Egypt: The Ultimate Mission

    TV show

  10. 2021
    Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs

    Movie Self

  11. 2020
    Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

    Movie Self - Friend

  12. 2019
    The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery

    TV show

  13. 2015
    Al Frenga

    TV show

  14. 2011
    Egypt's Lost Cities

    Movie Self

  15. 2011
    Egypt: What Lies Beneath

    Movie Self

  16. 2010
    Chasing Mummies

    TV show Self

More credits
  1. 2010
    King Tut Unwrapped

    TV show

  2. 2010
    Riddles of the Sphinx

    Movie Self - Supreme Council of Antiquities

  3. 2009
    Ancient Egypt Unearthed

    TV show

  4. 2008
    Egypt Unwrapped

    TV show Self

  5. 2008
    The Lost Pyramid

    Movie Self

  6. 2008
    Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries

    Movie Self - Host

  7. 2008
    Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries

    TV show Himself

  8. 2007
    Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty

    Movie Self

  9. 2006
    Egypt's New Tomb Revealed

    Movie Himself (as Dr. Zahi Hawass)

  10. 2006
    Egypt: Engineering an Empire

    Movie Self

  11. 2005
    King Tut's Final Secrets

    Movie Self - Egyptologist

  12. 2004
    Pharaoh's Revenge: Egypt's Lost Treasure

    Movie

  13. 1999
    Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt

    Movie Self

  14. 1997
    Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs

    Movie Maga

  15. 1997
    Legend of the Lost Tomb

    Movie Director of the Pyramids

  16. —
    Egypt's Mystery Chamber

    Movie