Richard is an Egyptian

Through a series of conversations I have come to the conclusion that Richard is clearly an Egyptian. I've seen many theories that he is a pirate who crashed into the island while sailing on the Black Rock. No, he is totally Egyptian. I bet he was hired for his eyeliner-y eyes. Everyone else has aged (Widmore, Ben, etc.) except Richard so his age is virtually impossible to determine. Perhaps he traveled from ancient times (like when the statue was standing in one piece and the hieroglyphs were created) to the significant times we've seen, all within a span of say, 5 years (it would be possible that very little visible aging would've taken place). OR he got some fountain of youth elixir from Smokey for being the first to find. Regardless, that man is an ancient Egyptian.