title: Sélim Khawam
text: # Sélim Khawam
  
  Sélim Khawam was a dealer in Egyptian antiquities and the founder of the firm that became Khawam Brothers.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Khawam's family were of Syrian Christian origins and moved to Egypt in 1850 when Sélim Khawam started a jewellery shop near the Ramses railway station in Cairo. They later became involved in the antiquities business.
  
  