Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was an Indian scientist and engineer who served as the 11th President of India. He was born in 1931 in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu to a poor family. He excelled in his education, earning degrees in physics and aerospace engineering. Kalam went on to work for the Indian Space Research Organisation and Defence Research and Development Organisation, where he led development of India's first satellite launch vehicle and worked on missile projects. He served as President from 2002 to 2007, becoming known as the People's President. Throughout his career, Kalam received many honors and awards for his scientific contributions and service, including India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna.

2. Avul Pakir
Jainulabdeen
Abdul Kalam

3. Author Professor
Engineer
Scientist
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
President

4. • Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
father, Jainulabudeen
was a boat owner
and imam of a local
mosque and his
mother Ashiamma
was a housewife.
• Kalam was the
youngest of four
brothers and one
sister in his family
Early Life

5. Birth Place
TAMIL NADU
RAMESWARAM

6. Birth Place
TAMIL NADU
RAMESWARAM

7.  He completed his
education at the
Schwartz Higher
Secondary School,
Ramanathapuram.
 He graduated in
physics in 1954 from
Saint Joseph's College,
Tiruchirappalli.
 In 1955 to study
aerospace engineering
in Madras Institute of
Technology.
Education

8. • Indian space research organization (I.S.R.O)
•Defense research and development organization ( D.R.D.O. )
Work At

9. • Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III)
• Project Devil and Project Valiant
• Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and SLV-III projects
• Agni and Prithvi
Invention

10. Presidency
• 25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007
• Kalam served as the 11th President of India.
• Won an electoral vote of 922,884,.
• He known as People's President.
• He was also the first scientist and the first
bachelor to occupy Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Kalam along with Vladimir Putin
and Manmohan Singh during his
presidency

11. Adwards
Year Name of award Awarding organization
1981 Padma Bhushan Government of India
1990 Padma Vibhushan Government of India
1994 Distinguished Fellow Institute of Directors (India)
1997 Bharat Ratna Government of India
1997 Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration Indian National Congress
1998 Veer Savarkar Award Government of India
2000 Ramanujan Award Alwars Research Centre, Chennai
2007 Honorary Doctorate of Science University of Wolverhampton, UK
2007 Honorary Doctorate of Science and Technology Carnegie Mellon University
2007 King Charles II Medal Royal Society, UK
2008 Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2008 Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
2009 Honorary Doctorate Oakland University
2009 Hoover Medal ASME Foundation, USA
2009 International von Kármán Wings Award California Institute of Technology, USA
2010 Doctor of Engineering University of Waterloo

12. Receiving Bharat
Ratna
Receiving Doctor
of Engineering
Receiving Hoover
Medal

13. Kalam's writings

15. To succeed in your mission, you must
have single-minded devotion to your
goal.

16. Thank You..!

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