- Kamal el-Mallakh
Kamal el-Mallakh (كمال الملاخ) was a famous Egyptian archaeologist who discovered The King
Khufu Solar ship in 1950.Life
He was born to a coptic Family from upper Egypt on 26 October 1918 and died on 29 October 1987. [ [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/555/pe2.htm Al Ahram weekly article on "Kamal El Mallakh" by Lobna Abdel Aziz] ]
He graduated form the School of fine Arts in 1943. then received a master's degree in Egyptology from Cairo University. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3D8133AF932A05753C1A961948260 New York Times article onKamal El-Mallakh] ]
He worked in the Giza area for 14 years.
He was one of the founder of
Cairo International Film Festival while working as a journalist forAl-Ahram newspaper. [ [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/555/pe2.htm Al Ahram weekly article on "Kamal El Mallakh" by Lobna Abdel Aziz] ]Books
* The Gold of Tutankhamen Kamal El-Mallakh & Arnold Brackman (1978). ISBN 088225264X
* Treasures of the Nile:Art of the temples and tombs of Egypt (1980). ISBN 0882252933
* Al-Ustadh (1981). ISBN 9777345208
* al-Akawan Sayf wa-Adham Wanli (1984). ISBN 9770102717
* Gamal Es-Seguini (1985). ASIN B000KW144Y
* Cairo: Giza-Sakkarh-Memphis (1987). ISBN 8870116301External links
* [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/560/tr3.htm Kamal El-Mallakh life by Zahi Hawas]
* An article about Cairo film festval and Kamal El-Mallakh by Lobna abdel Aziz [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/555/pe2.htm]References
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