Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born on October 15, 1931 in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu to a poor family. He excelled in his education despite financial difficulties. After graduating with a degree in aeronautical engineering from Madras Institute of Technology, he joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation and Indian Space Research Organisation where he worked on development of ballistic missiles and satellites. He served as Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and oversaw nuclear weapons tests in 1998, earning him the title of "Missile Man of India".

1. DR: A.P.J ABDUL KALAM’S
BIOGRAPHY
Full name :Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul
Kalam
Born on:15th Oct 1931,at Dhanushkodi in
Rameswaram District, Tamil
Nadu
Father: Jainulabdeen Marakayar,
Mother:Ashiamma
Has three siblings

2. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam wasborn to Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma
on October15, 1931. He came from a family whose
financial conditions were not good enough. As a means
to support his family’smegre income,Kalam took up oddjobs in
his childhood but never gave up on his education
Primary education was from Rameshwaram elementary school.
Later he settled in schwartz, Ramanathapuram
In 1950 he joined St Joseph college at Tiruchirapalli to do B.Sc.
He joined DMIT in Aeronautical Engineering at MIT [Madras Institute of
Technology] ,Madras (1954-1957)
In 1958,after passing as a graduate, aeronautical engineer, he joined Hindustan
Aeronautical
Limited(HAL),Bangalore as a trainee.

3. After graduating from MIT,Kalam tookup the position of chief scientist at the
Aeronautical
Development Establishment of Defence Research
Shifted to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) where he was the project
director of India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle.,and Development
Organization
(DRDO)
From 1992 until 1999, Kalam was appointed as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the
Prime
Minister and the Secretary of Defence Research and DevelopmentOrganisation.It
was during this
time that Kalam served as the Chief Project Coordinator for Pokhran II nuclear tests,
after
which he was fondly called the “Missile Manof India”.