The Resume

(May 28, 1947- )
Born in Damietta, Egypt
Egyptologist
Star of the History Channel's reality show 'Chasing Mummies'
Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs under Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak (January-March 2011)

Why he might be annoying:

He says, 'I am Egyptian antiquities.'
Egyptian protesters criticized his closeness with Mubarak's family.
He is extremely anti-Semitic.
He canceled the reopening ceremony of Cairo's Maimonedes Synagogue.
He is accused of corrupt business practices.
His Minister of Antiquities job lasted only two months.
He dismisses his critics as jealous haters.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a Fullbright scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.
He has appeared on the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and the National Geographic channel.
He may have found the tomb for Queen Hatshepsut.
He helped to bring in tourist dollars to Egypt.
He has a clothing line.

Credit: Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Scientists
• 21st Century Scientists
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5281947)
• I am an Anti-Semite
• I Attended University of Pennsylvania
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, Yes You! - Finger Pointers
• Profiles 33251-33500 (Ranked: 33433)
• Scientists
• Supersized Egos
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 3]
• Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2006 [May 2006]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 21 Votes: 4.76% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying