Welcome to the only official website for Dr. Zahi Hawass, Egyptologist and UNWTO Ambassador for Responsible Tourism.

On this website you can read about my life, greatest discoveries, publications, current work, and my repatriation campaign.

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The sale and purchase of stolen antiquities only encourages further theft. As recently as 2017 the Metropolitan Museum of Art purchased a stolen sarcophagus. It has since been returned to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo. Click here to learn more about repatriation, why it is necessary, and what you can do to help.

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On June 9th, the Zahi Hawass foundation for Heritage and Antiquities was announced at ST-Regis hotel hosted by Mr. Magdy Anis, the hotel manager. I announced the board of trustees of the foundation along with its duties and responsibilities. These
Honored to have my friend, Sekai @opera_sekai , attending and supporting the launch of Ramses the Great exhibit in Japan. This event marks a new chapter in the cultural relationships between Egypt and Japan. Sekai’s kind gesture of singing at
I went to Japan to attend the press conference to announce that Ramses II will be in Tokyo in March 2025. The conference was attended by the governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike, the ambassador of Egypt in Japan Mr. Mohamed Abou Bakr, the General secreta
I always think of my friend Omar el-Sherif. I do not think that Egypt can have one person or actor like him. He used to speak more than seven languages and he was very smart. I can not forget the year when he had Alzheimer, I did not leave him alon