Gihane Zaki

Gihane Zaki (born 1966 in Cairo)[1] is an Egyptian 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] 2025 she received the Legion of Honour award (Légion d’Honneur).[6] In February 2026 she was appointed to the position of the Culture Minister of Egypt.[7] She resigned in July 2026.[8]

Works

  • 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

  1. ↑ "Gihane Zaki – Accademia d'Egitto" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "ZAKI Gihane". Orient Méditerranée (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Gihane Zaki | Author at Rawi". Rawi. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "I Direttori – Accademia d'Egitto" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Gihane Zaki appointed as head of the Grand Egyptian Museum". Ahram Online. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "France decorates Egyptian MP Gihane Zaki with prestigious Legion of Honour award". Ahram Online. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Egyptologist Gihane Zaki takes helm as Egypt's culture minister". Daily News Egypt. 10 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Culture minister resigns after court upholds plagiarism ruling". Mada Masr. 11 July 2026.
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