Hussein Bassir

Hussein Bassir is an Egyptian archaeologist of Giza Pyramids and one of the directors (field director) of the excavation team in the Valley of the Golden Mummies at Bahariya Oasis. In 1994, he got his BA in Egyptology from Cairo University. In 2004, he got his MA in Near Eastern Studies from the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, where he currently conducts research as a doctoral candidate. He is also the author of several works of fiction in Arabic on ancient Egypt such as "In Search For Khnum" and "The Old Red Hippopotamus". Before coming to study in the U.S., he worked as a member of Dr. Zahi Hawass' archaeological team. He also participated in many archaeological excavations in many sites all over Egypt. His works include commentaries on Arabic literature, Arabic cinema, Egyptology and Archaeology. He is currently a member of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, Ministry of Culture.

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* [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/529/eg8.htm Al-Ahram Weekly: Losing Their Heads]
* [http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/tru0795.html Hussein Bassir at the NG]
* [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/530/tr1.htm Al-Ahram Weekly: Face to face with the Golden Mummies]
* [http://www.arabworldbooks.com/authors/hussein_bassir.htm Arab World Books Directory]
* [http://www.arabworldbooks.com/ArabicLiterature/story70.htm Excerpt from Hussein Bassir's novel: The Old Red Hippopotamus]
* [http://www.alarabimag.com/arabi/Data/1997/11/1/Art_30070.XML Article about Tutankhamun in Al Arabi Magazine]