Zahi Hawass
Zahi Hawass | |
|---|---|
| زاهي حواس | |
Hawass in 2009 | |
| 1st Minister of Antiquities | |
| In office January 31, 2011 – March 3, 2011 | |
| President | Hosni Mubarak |
| Prime Minister | Ahmed Shafik |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Ibrahim Ali |
| In office April 5, 2011 – July 17, 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Essam Sharaf |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Said |
| Personal details | |
| Profession | Egyptologist |
| Born | May 28, 1947 |
| Spouse | Fekrya Hawass |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD) Cairo University Alexandria University (BA) |
| Thesis | The Funerary Establishments of Khufu, Khafra and Menkaura During the Old Kingdom (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | David O'Connor David P. Silverman |
| Website | hawasszahi |
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Zahi Abass Hawass (Arabic: زاهي حواس; born May 28, 1947) is an Egyptian archaeologist, Egyptologist, and former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, a position he held twice. He has worked at archaeological sites in the Nile Delta, the Western Desert and the Upper Nile Valley.