Rate My Professor Naguib Kanawati

Naguib Kanawati, an Egyptian-Australian Egyptologist, serves as Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Egyptology in the School of Humanities within the Faculty of Arts at Macquarie University, Sydney. He obtained his BA in History and Archaeology and MA in Egyptology from the University of Alexandria in Egypt, followed by a PhD in Egyptology from Macquarie University. Arriving in Australia in 1968, Kanawati began his academic career at Macquarie in 1970 on a scholarship, dedicating over 50 years to teaching and research. He established the Egyptology program in what was then the School of Ancient History, now the Department of History and Archaeology, and served as Director of the Australian Centre for Egyptology. Under his leadership, Macquarie University became a premier global center for Egyptology, producing more PhD graduates in the field than many universities in Egypt itself. Kanawati pioneered Australian archaeological expeditions in Egypt, leading the first at the Teti Cemetery in Saqqara, and subsequent projects at sites including Meir, Beni Hassan, El-Hagarsa, and Deir el-Gebrawi. His fieldwork involved excavation, conservation, and epigraphic recording of Old Kingdom tombs.