
Zahi Hawass
Known for Acting · 32 credits
- Born
- 1947-05-28 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Damietta, Egypt
- Also known as
- Hawass, Zahi · Dr Zahi Hawass · Dr. Zahi Hawass · Dr. Zahi Hawwass
Biography
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
TV Shows (8)
Movies (24)

Cleopatra's Final Secret
2025
as Self

Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
2023
as Self

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
2020
as Self - Friend

King Tut: A Century of Secrets
2022
as Self

Legend of the Lost Tomb
1997
as Director of the Pyramids

Egypt's Lost Cities
2011
as Self

Egypt: What Lies Beneath
2011
as Self

Riddles of the Sphinx
2010
as Self - Supreme Council of Antiquities

Egypt's New Tomb Revealed
2006
as Himself (as Dr. Zahi Hawass)

Egypt: Engineering an Empire
2006
as Self

Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs
2021
as Self

Last Secrets of the Great Sphinx of Giza
2023
as egyptolog

Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
2007
as Self

Pharaoh's Revenge: Egypt's Lost Treasure
2004

Tut's Lost City Revealed
2022
as Self - Egyptologist

Cleopatra
2023

Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries
2008
as Self - Host

The Lost Pyramid
2008
as Self

King Tut's Final Secrets
2005
as Self - Egyptologist

Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt
1999
as Self
Egypt's Mystery Chamber

Secrets of Giza
2023

Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs
1997
as Maga

Orgullo de Quisqueya
2023
About Zahi Hawass
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… With 32 credits spanning from 1997 to 2025, Zahi Hawass has appeared in 24 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Zahi Hawass Movies
- Cleopatra's Final Secret (2025) — as Self
- Unknown: The Lost Pyramid (2023) — as Self
- Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World (2020) — as Self - Friend
- King Tut: A Century of Secrets (2022) — as Self
- Legend of the Lost Tomb (1997) — as Director of the Pyramids
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