Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.

Introduction:

• A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in a Tamil Muslim family to Jainulabdeen, a boat owner and Ashiamma, a housewife, at Rameswaram, located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
•  Kalam is popularly known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology.
• Before his term as President, he worked as an aerospace engineer with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
• He is the  11th President of India from year 2002 to 2007.

Education:

• He completed his school education at the Rameshwaram Elementary School.
• He went on to attend Saint Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, then affiliated with the University of Madras, from where he graduated in physics in 1954.
• He then moved to Madras in 1955 to study aerospace engineering.

Industry Profile:

• He worked as an aerospace engineer with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
• He worked as an aerospace engineer with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
• He was elected the President of India in 2002.
• He is currently a visiting professor at Indian Institute of Management Shillong, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and Indian Institute of Management Indore.
• He is also the chancellor of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram.

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