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Zahi Hawass

1947 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zahi Hawass is the 20th most popular archaeologist (down from 9th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 140th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Archaeologist.

Zahi Hawass is most famous for being the former head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Zahi Hawass ranks 20 out of 151. Before him are V. Gordon Childe, Isdal Woman, George Smith, Aurel Stein, Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli, and Alcide d'Orbigny. After him are Karl Richard Lepsius, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, Oscar Montelius, Khaemweset, Louis Leakey, and Austen Henry Layard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Zahi Hawass ranks 85. Before him are Gidon Kremer, Meat Loaf, Robert Englund, Óscar Tabárez, Sergio Badilla Castillo, and Bachir Gemayel. After him are Mitt Romney, Peter Sloterdijk, Alain Aspect, Janet Mills, Martha Nussbaum, and Dick Fosbury.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Zahi Hawass ranks 203 out of 642. Before him are Al-Ashraf Khalil (1260), Intef III (-2050), Tewfik Pasha (1852), Thamphthis (-2600), Merit-Ptah (-2700), and Mentuhotep III (-2050). After him are Claude François (1939), Autobiography of Harkhuf (-2300), Kiya (-1400), Tetisheri (-1600), Meketaten (-1348), and Hemiunu (-2500).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Egypt

Among archaeologists born in Egypt, Zahi Hawass ranks 2. Before him are Den (-3000). After him are Zakaria Goneim (1905).

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