Zahi Hawass

Zahi Hawass
زاهي حواس
Hawass in 2009
1st Minister of Antiquities
In office
January 31, 2011 – March 3, 2011
PresidentHosni Mubarak
Prime MinisterAhmed Shafik
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byMohamed Ibrahim Ali
In office
April 5, 2011 – July 17, 2011
Prime MinisterEssam Sharaf
Succeeded byMohamed Said
Personal details
ProfessionEgyptologist
Born (1947-05-28) May 28, 1947
SpouseFekrya Hawass
Children2
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD)
Cairo University
Alexandria University (BA)
ThesisThe Funerary Establishments of Khufu, Khafra and Menkaura During the Old Kingdom (1987)
Doctoral advisorDavid O'Connor
David P. Silverman
Websitehawasszahi.com
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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.