On his return to Egypt he wanted to contest for the presidency. Somewhere innthe process (am not sure) it seems the military gave him some wise words on what he have to live with if he will become a president.
I assume this may be what scared him; his political ambitions just melted into thin air!
He is in Egypt and though politically active; his role is more advisory (don't ask me the party he is supporting_ and so far his name is not heard in thw mwdia simply because his rolw is either minor or so obscure that nobody bothers to mention him.