Mohamed ElBaradei was born in Cairo 71 years ago , but has been viewed as an outsider . He is a former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and served for many years under President Hosni Mubarak before he fled to exile after his ouster by the military. By 1974 , he earned a doctorate in international law from New York University , and a decade later , he joined the International Atomic Energy Agency -- which proved to be a brilliant career move because it eventually led him and the agency to share the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 . He unsuccessfully ran last year for president in first elections since revolution . He endured , however , as an opposition leader .
Mohamed ElBaradei was born in Cairo 71 years ago , but has been viewed as an outsider . He is a former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and served for many years under President Hosni Mubarak before he fled to exile after his ouster by the military. He unsuccessfully ran last year for president in first elections since revolution . He endured , however , as an opposition leader .