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 controversy. In connection with the awarding of a gift shop contract at the Egyptian Museum and alleged smuggling of antiquities, he was sentenced to a prison term, which was later lifted.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 28, 1947 (79)
- Damietta, Egypt
- Actor, also producer
- 3 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Known for
What are Zahi Hawass' films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Ambiguous4
- Cyclical2
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Zahi Hawass' films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Zahi Hawass' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
14 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Orgullo de Quisqueya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Last Secrets of the Great Sphinx of Giza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Cleopatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Secrets of Giza(2023)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Tombs Of Egypt: The Ultimate Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Al Frenga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Chasing Mummies(2010)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
King Tut Unwrapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Ancient Egypt Unearthed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Pharaoh's Revenge: Egypt's Lost Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Legend of the Lost Tomb(1997)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all filmsEgypt's Mystery Chamber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 1997 to 2023.
How do Zahi Hawass' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 2; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
1 of their 3 titles is Divisive.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed1
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Zahi Hawass work with?
People who share at least 2 of Zahi Hawass' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Salima Ikram shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Salima IkramShared titles: Cleopatra's Final Secret (2025), Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies (2022), Mummies Unwrapped (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Salima Ikram
- Yasmin El ShazlyShared titles: Cleopatra's Final Secret (2025), Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies (2022), Ancient Invisible Cities (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Yasmin El Shazly
Producers
- Leslie GreifShared titles: Unknown: The Lost Pyramid (2023), Tut: A Century of Secrets (2022), Chasing Mummies (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Leslie Greif
- Ahmed KhairatShared titles: Unknown: The Lost Pyramid (2023), Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Ahmed Khairat
- Hend AkramShared titles: Unknown: The Lost Pyramid (2023), Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Hend Akram
- Peter IsacksenShared titles: Unknown: The Lost Pyramid (2023), Tut: A Century of Secrets (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Isacksen
