Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was an Indian scientist and politician who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born in 1931 in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and received his education from St. Joseph's College and the Madras Institute of Technology. Kalam had a long career as a scientist and worked with DRDO and ISRO, making major contributions to India's civilian space program and military missile development efforts. He received numerous prestigious awards and honors and was popularly known as the "Missile Man of India" for his work on India's missile projects.

1. A P J ABDUL KALAM
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
11th President of India
In office
25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007
Prime
Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Manmohan Singh
Vice
President
Krishan Kant
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Preceded by K. R. Narayanan
Succeeded
by
Pratibha Patil

2. Personal details
Born Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
15 October 1931
Rameswaram, Ramnad
District, Madras Presidency,British
India
(now in Ramanathapuram
District, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died 27 July 2015 (aged 83)
Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli
Madras Institute of Technology
Profession Professor
Author
Aerospace scientist
Religion Islam[1]
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