Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam better known as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015 , was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. A career scientist turned statesman, Kalam was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India’s civilian space programme and military missile development efforts. He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology.He also played a pivotal organizational, technical, and political role in India’s Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974. Kalam was elected as the 11th President of India in 2002 with the support of both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the then-opposition Indian National Congress. Widely referred to as the “People’s President, he returned to his civilian life of education, writing and public service after a single term. He was a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor. While delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong, Kalam collapsed and died from an apparent cardiac arrest on 27 July 2015, aged 83.Thousands including national-level dignitaries attended the funeral ceremony held in his hometown of Rameshwaram, where he was buried with full state honors.
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| Name | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam |
| Date Of Birth | 15 October 1931 |
| Died | 27 July 2015 |
| Height | 5'5" |
| Weight | 58 kg |
| Profession | Professor Author Aerospace scientist |
| Awards & Achievements | Kalam was the proud recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna awards from the Government of India. He received the same in the years 1981, 1990 and 1997, respectively. In 1997, he was honored by the Government of India with the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration. Later, the next year, he was awarded the Veer Savarkar Award by the Government of India. The Alwars Research Centre, Chennai, bestowed Kalam with Ramanujan Award in the year 2000. Kalam was honored with the King Charles II Medal by the Royal Society, U.K in 2007. In 2008, he won the Hoover Medal given by ASME Foundation, USA. In 2008, he won the Hoover Medal given by ASME Foundation, USA. The California Institute of Technology, U.S.A, presented Kalam with the International von Karman Wings Award in the year 2009. The IEEE honored Kalam with IEEE Honorary Membership in 2011. Kalam was the proud recipient of honorary doctorates from 40 universities. In addition to this, Kalam's 79th birthday was recognised as World Students' Day by United Nations. He was nominated for the MTV Youth Icon of the Year award in 2003 and in 2006. |
| Books By Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium (co-authored with Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan, 1998) Wings of Fire: An Autobiography (1999) Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India (2002) The Luminous Sparks (2004) Inspiring Thoughts (2007) You Are Born To Blossom: Take My Journey Beyond (co-authored with Arun Tiwari, 2011) Turning Points: A journey Through Challenges (2012) A Manifesto for Change: A Sequel to India 2020 (co-authored with V. Ponraj, 2014) Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji (co-authored with Arun Tiwari, 2015) |
| School | Ramanathapuram Schwartz Matriculation School |
| College | Madras Institute of Technology (1955–1960), St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli (1954) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Home Town | Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Hobbies | Writing songs and Poetry |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Fathers Name | Jainulabudeen |
| Mothers Name | Ashiamma |
| Brother Name | Mohammed Muthu Meera Lebbai Maraikayar, Mustafa Kamal and Kasim Mohammed |
| Sister Name | Asim Zohra |
| Social Media Profile | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OfficialKalam/ Twitter https://twitter.com/apjabdulkalam? Instagram https://www.instagram.com/apjabdulkalam/ Google+ https://www.instagram.com/apjabdulkalam/ |
| Girlfriend/Boyfriend | Not Known |
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