Retired black American neurosurgeon, Ben Carson says he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 election.
Carson, who is believed to be the only high-profile African-American to enter the GOP's presidential primary, will try to parlay his success as an author and speaker into a competitive campaign against established politicians.
He will make a formal announcement of his candidacy on Monday during a speech from his native Detroit.
Carson earned national acclaim during 29 years leading the pediatric neurosurgery unit of Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore, where he still lives.
He directed the first surgery to separate twins connected at the back of the head.
His career was notable enough to inspire the 2009 movie, "Gifted Hands," with actor Cuba Gooding Jr. depicting Carson.
The 63-year-old Detroit native remains largely unknown outside of conservative activists who have embraced him since his address at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast, where he offered a withering critique of the modern welfare state and the nation's overall direction.
Carson has since become a forceful critic of the nation's first black president on everything from health care to foreign policy.
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