he was born in the city of samanoud, in egypt, and graduated from the mansoura university, with a bachelor's degree in arts. his career started as a war correspondent. he covered the war in afghanistan between 1987 and 1990, the war in bosnia and herzegovina in 1994 and the war in iraq in 2004. he now leads two talk shows which are broadcast on al-jazeera tv: in addition to "without frontiers", he also presents the program "witness on the age". both programs are widely viewed in the arab world. apart from his skills as interviewer in the programs he conducts, ahmed mansour has become famous because of his outspoken political views.