Here's a look at the life of Egypt's first democratically-elected president, Mohamed Morsy.

Personal: Birth date: August 20, 1951

Birth place: Sharqiya, Egypt

Marriage: Naglaa Ali Mahmoud

Children: Five adult children

Education: Cairo University, BS, Engineering, 1975; Cairo University, MS, Metallurgical Engineering, 1978; University of Southern California, PhD, Materials Engineering, 1982

Other Facts: He is described as "uncharismatic" and a "spare tire" because he was not the Muslim Brotherhood's first choice to run for president.

Has called Israeli leaders "vampires" for killing Palestinian civilians.

Believes women and non-Muslims should be ineligible for the Egyptian presidency.

His two oldest children have U.S. citizenship, they were born in Los Angeles.

Timeline: 1980s - After receiving a doctorate in engineering from the University of Southern California, Morsy works as an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge.

1985 - Returns to Egypt and works as a professor at Zagazig University in Sharkeya.

2000-2005 - Member of the Egyptian parliament as part of the Muslim Brotherhood bloc. Loses bid for reelection in 2005.

2006 - Spends seven months in jail as a political prisoner.

2011 - The Muslim Brotherhood establishes the Freedom and Justice Party with Morsy as the leader.

April 7, 2012 - Is tapped to run as the Freedom and Justice Party's presidential candidate after first choice Khairat al-Shater is disqualified.

May 23-24, 2012 - Egypt holds the first round of voting in presidential elections. Morsy, as well as, former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik, are the top vote-getters.

June 14, 2012 - The military regime dissolves the Islamist-dominated parliament.

June 16-17, 2012 - Egypt holds the second round of presidential elections.

June 24, 2012 - Egypt's national elections commission announces that Morsy has defeated former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq in presidential run-off elections with 51.7% of the vote.