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Zahi Hawass

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Zahi Hawass
"The Man with the Hat", a documentary film exploring the life of world-renowned Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass, while going back 4,000 years to explore ancient sites and never-before-seen discoveries. As Egypt's guardian of antiquities and known as the real "Indiana Jones", unearthing major finds, while investigating the mystery of Cleopatra and Tutankhamun's death.
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Zahi Hawass was born on 28 May 1947 in Damietta, Egypt. He is an actor, known for Legend of the Lost Tomb (1997), Science Trek (1999) and Egypt's Golden Empire (2012).
BornMay 28, 1947
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    Known for

    Legend of the Lost Tomb (1997)
    Legend of the Lost Tomb
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Director of the Pyramids
    • 1997
    Science Trek (1999)
    Science Trek
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew
    Egypt's Golden Empire
    TV Series
    • Actor
    • 2012
    Building the Great Pyramid (2002)
    Building the Great Pyramid
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Additional Crew
    • 2002

    Credits

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    • Science Trek (1999)
      Science Trek
      TV Series
      • scientific advisor
      • 2025
    • Tut's Lost City Revealed (2022)
      Tut's Lost City Revealed
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • consultant (as Dr. Zahi Hawass)
      • 2022
    • Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs (2021)
      Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs
      6.7
      TV Special
      • director of excavations (as Dr. Zahi Hawass)
      • 2021
    • Into the Great Pyramid (2002)
      Into the Great Pyramid
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • consultant: archeology
      • 2002
    • Building the Great Pyramid (2002)
      Building the Great Pyramid
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • historical consultant
      • 2002
    • Saving the Sphinx (1998)
      Saving the Sphinx
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • historical consultant
      • 1998
    • Mysteries of Egypt (1998)
      Mysteries of Egypt
      6.5
      Short
      • scientific consultant (as Dr. Zahi Hawass)
      • 1998

    Actor

    • Hatshepsut: Her Story (2025)
      Hatshepsut: Her Story
      • Self
      • 2025
    • Egypt's Golden Empire
      TV Series
      • 2012
    • Legend of the Lost Tomb (1997)
      Legend of the Lost Tomb
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • Director of the Pyramids
      • 1997

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Science Trek (1999)
      Science Trek
      TV Series
      • additional video
      • 2025

    Videos15

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    Official Trailer
    Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
    Trailer 1:49
    Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
    Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
    Trailer 1:49
    Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
    Egypt Unwrapped
    Trailer 0:46
    Egypt Unwrapped
    Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs
    Trailer 1:13
    Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs
    Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
    Trailer 1:50
    Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
    Top 10 Secrets And Mysteries
    Trailer 1:53
    Top 10 Secrets And Mysteries

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Dr. Zahi Hawass - Archaeologist & Secretary General of Supreme Council of Antiquities
    • Born
      • May 28, 1947
      • Damietta, Egypt

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      He oversaw the restoration of the three Pyramids and the Sphinx.
    • Quotes
      I believe that Egyptologists have a mission to teach interested young people about working in the past. Archaeology, after all, is not Indiana Jones. I encourage young people to study and prepare for the field.

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