Mohamed Morsy - Fast Facts - CNN.com (CNN) -- 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. June 24, 2012 - Resigns from the Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party to show that he will represent all Egyptians as president. June 30, 2012 - Is sworn in as Egypt's first democratically-elected president. July 8, 2012 - Announces that he is overriding a military edict that dissolved the country's elected parliament and calling lawmakers back into session. July 10, 2012 - Parliament meets for the first time since April, at which time they vote to appeal the June 14 parliamentary elections invalidation. The Higher Constitutional Court denies the appeal and considers the current parliament invalid. July 11, 2012 - Morsy says that he "will respect" the High Constitutional Court's ruling that halted his decision to call the nation's parliament back into session. August 12, 2012 - Forces Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, chief of staff of the armed forces Lt. Gen. Sami Anan and other senior military commanders into retirement. August 14, 2012 - Names new military commanders. August 30, 2012 - In a speech at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran, denounces Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's government as "an oppressive regime that has lost its legitimacy." Morsy's visit to Iran is the first by an Egyptian leader since Iran's revolution in 1979. November 21, 2012 - Plays a key role in negotiating the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel that takes effect at 9pm (2 pm ET). 163 Palestinians and six Israelis die during the eight days of violence. November 22, 2012 - Issues an order preventing any court from overturning his decisions. He also orders retrials and re-investigations in the deaths of protesters during the 2011 uprising against former President Hosni Mubarak. December 9, 2012 - Reinstates judicial oversight of presidential decisions. December 15, 2012 - Drafts new constitution and submits it to the people for a vote. December 25, 2012 - After several days of voting, the people approve the new Islamist-backed constitution, and Morsy signs it into law.