Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – The Missile Man of India

Name: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam) Nick Name: Missile Man Nationality: Indian Occupation: Engineer, Scientist, Author, Professor, Politician Born: 15-Oct -1931 Place of Birth: Dhanushkodi, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India Died: 27 July 2015 Died at the age of: 83 Place of Death: Shillong, Meghalaya, India Famous as: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam President from 2002 to 2007 Preceded by: Kocheril Raman Narayanan (President from 1997-2002) Succeeded by: Pratibha Patil (President from 2007-2012)     Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – The Missile Man of India Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam also known as Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam. He was born in Dhanushkodi, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He was the 11th president of India and elected against Lakshmi Sehgal in 2002. Before becoming the President of India, he worked with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as an aerospace engineer. He was known as the Missile Man of India for his important role in the nation’s civilian space programme and military missile development. Also, in 1998, he made significant contributions to India’s Pokhran-II nuclear tests. Do you know that A.P.J Abdul Kalam began his career as a scientist at the Aeronautical Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)? He had also served as the project director of India’s first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) at ISRO. “FAILURE will never overtake me if my definition to SUCCEED is strong enough”. In 1990s he had served as the Chief Scientific adviser to the Prime Minister before becoming the President of India in 2002. Now, let us study about Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in detail through this article. A.P.J Abdul Kalam: Family history and early life Source: www.india.com Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October, 1931 to a Tamil Muslim family in Rameswaram, then in Madras Presidency in British India and now in Tamil Nadu. His father...

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