Gihane Zaki
Gihane Zaki (born 1966 in Cairo[1]) is an Egyptologist. Until 1993 she studied at the Helwan University (Egypt) and from 1995 to 2000 as a doctoral student at Lumière University Lyon 2 in France.[2] She was representing the Egyptian government at the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage[3] and was the director of the Egyptian Academy of Fine Arts in Rome from 2013 to 2019.[4] Gihane Zaki is the author of several research publications. In 2021 she was appointed member of the House of Representatives of Egypt by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[5] In May 2024 she was appointed head of the Grand Egyptian Museum.[5]
She was appointed Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite in 2009.[2]
Works[edit]
- Le premier nome de Haute-Égypte du IIIe siècle avant J.-C. au VIIe siècle après J.-C. d'après les sources hiéroglyphiques des temples ptolémaïques et romains. Monographies Reine Élisabeth 13. Turnhout: Brepols, 2009, ISBN 9782503527246.
References[edit]
- ^ "Gihane Zaki – Accademia d'Egitto" (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ a b "ZAKI Gihane". Orient Méditerranée (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Gihane Zaki | Author at Rawi". Rawi. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "I Direttori – Accademia d'Egitto" (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ a b "Gihane Zaki appointed as head of the Grand Egyptian Museum". Ahram Online. 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
External links[edit]
- Gihane ZAKI, on Orient & Méditerranée est une Unité Mixte de Recherche, UMR 8167 (French), retrieved 27 May 2024)