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Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and politician who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering. Wikipedia
Born: 15 October 1931, Rameswaram
Died: 27 July 2015, Shillong
Full name: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
Awards: Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Hoover Medal, more
Education: Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University (1955–1960),
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in full Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, (born October 15, 1931, Rameswaram, India—died July 27, 2015, Shillong), Indian scientist and politician who played a leading role in the development of India’s missile and nuclear weapons programs. He was president of India from 2002 to 2007.
BORN
October 15, 1931
Rameswaram, India
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DIED
July 27, 2015 (aged 83)
Shillong, India
TITLE / OFFICE
President, India (2002-2007)
POLITICAL AFFILIATION
National Democratic Alliance
Kalam earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Madras Institute of Technology and in 1958 joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). He soon moved to the Indian Space Research Organisation, where he was project director of the SLV-III, India’s first indigenously designed and produced satellite launch vehicle. Rejoining DRDO in 1982, Kalam planned the program that produced a number of successful missiles, which helped earned him the nickname “Missile Man.”