Dia' Mahmoud Abou-Ghazi

Background

Abou-Ghazi, Dia' Mahmoud was born on January 24, 1924 in Cairo. Daughter of Mahmoud Mohammed and Hafiza Ibrahim (el-Essawy) A.-G.

Education

Licence in history, Cairo University, 1946. Doctor of Letters in Egyptology, Cairo University, 1966. High diploma in Egyptology, High Institute Archeology, Cairo, 1949.

Career

Library, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, 1950-1984;

associate curator, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, 1954-1958;

curator, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, 1958-1977;

directress general, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, 1977-1978;

directress of music's service, Egyptian Antiques Organisation, Cairo, 1978-1984;

establisher library, Mouktar Museum, Cairo, since 1985. Emeritic professor Faculty Arts, High Institute Ancient Near East Civilizations, 1978-1985. Consultant various universities.

Achievements

• Dia" Mahmoud Abou-Ghazi has been listed as a noteworthy Egyptologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Subordinate president, subordinate directress Society Friends of Moukhtar Museum. Volunteer director publications department Egyptian Antiquities, 1974-1984, developer museums, 1978-1984. Member Egyptian Society History Studies, Egypt Institute.

Connections

Father:

Mahmoud Mohammed A.-G.

Mother:

Hafiza Ibrahim (el-Essawy) A.-G.