Biography of Zahi Hawass
Here you can find an overview of important events in Dr. Zahi Hawass' life in chronological order. To get more information on a specific event, click the event title.
- May 28, 1947 - Born in Al-Ubaydiyah, near Damietta, Egypt
- May 1, 1967 - B.A. in Greek and Roman Archaeology, Alexandria University
- January 1, 1969 - December 31, 1969 - Inspector of Antiquities for Tuna el-Gebel and Mallawi
- January 1, 1969 - December 31, 1969 - Inspector of Antiquities for the Italian Mission to Sheikh 'Ibada, Minya
- January 1, 1969 - December 31, 1969 - Inspector of Antiquities for the Yale-Penn Mission to Abydos
- January 1, 1970 - December 31, 1970 - Inspector of Antiquities for the Western Delta and Alexandria
- January 1, 1972 - December 31, 1974 - Inspector of Antiquities for Imbaba, Giza, Cairo
- January 1, 1973 - December 31, 1974 - Inspector of Antiquities for Abu Simbel
- January 1, 1974 - December 31, 1974 - Inspector of Antiquities for the University of Pennsylvania Mission to Malkata
- January 1, 1974 - December 31, 1975 - Inspector of Antiquities, Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition to Giza
- January 1, 1974 - December 31, 1979 - First Inspector of Antiquities for the Giza Pyramids, Imbaba, and Bahariya Oasis
- January 1, 1980 - December 31, 1980 - Chief Inspector of Antiquities for the Giza Pyramids
- September 30, 1987 - Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
- September 30, 1987 - December 31, 1997 - General Director of Antiquities for the Giza Pyramids, Saqqara, and Bahariya
- January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2002 - Undersecretary of State for the Giza Monuments
- January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2009 - Secretary General, The Supreme Council of Antiquities
- February 15, 2005 - Honorary Doctorate, The American University in Cairo
