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Zahi Hawass

Zahi Hawass

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28 May 1947 (78 years)
Damietta, Egypt

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 controve...

Also Known As

Hawass, Zahi, Dr Zahi Hawass, Dr. Zahi Hawass, Dr. Zahi Hawwass

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