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 CHILDHOOD
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born to Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma
on October 15,1931. He came from a family whose financial
conditions weren’t sound enough. As a means to support his
family’s meagre income, Kalam took upodd jobs in his
childhood but never gave up on his education.
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.
CAREER
After graduating from MIT, Kalam took up 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 Development Organisation. It was during this time that Kalam served as the Chief Project Coordinator for PokhranII nuclear tests, after which he was fondly called MAJOR MISSLES
The 5 projects were scheduled to be completed in a time frame of only 10 years and consisted of:
(1) Nag - an anti-tank guided missile .
(2) Prithvi - a surface-to-surface battlefield missile .
(3) Akash - a swift, medium-range surface-to-air missile .
(4) Trishul - a quick-reaction surface-to-air missile with a shorter range .
(5) Agni - an intermediate range ballistic missile, the mightiest.
AS PRESIDENT In 25th July 2002, Kalam Took Office As 11th President Of India. His Term Lasted To 25 July 2007. He Was The 3rd President Of India To Have Been Honored With Bharat Ratna. During His Term As President ,He Was Affectionately Known As “People’s President”. ACHIEVEMENTS Received Honorary Doctorates from at least 30 Universities. Government of India honored him with “PADMA HUSHAN” in 1981. He received “PADMA VIBHUSHAN” in 1990. In 1997 he received the India's highest civilian honour, the “BHARAT RATNA”. HIS LAST MOMENTS… Dr.A. P.J Abdul Kalam collapsed during his speech at IIM Shillong, Meghalaya on 27 July, 2015. POPULAR BOOKS THANK YOU