Dr apj abdul kalam very short biography
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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Biography: Early Life, Education, and Career
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, born on October 15, 1931, in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, was a prominent Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He is widely celebrated for his significant contributions to India's space and missile programs, earning him the titles "Missile Man of India" and "People's President."
Early Life and Education
He was born to a rather modest Muslim family. He was born as the youngest of fem siblings. Despite financial difficulties, he was a shining performer in academia, particularly in mathematics. This exceptional academic performance led him to Saint Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli, which granted him a Physics degree in 1954. Kalam then pursued Aeronautical Engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology and graduated in 1960.
Career in Science
Kalam's professional career was initiated when he joined DRDO and worked on a Hove
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
President of India from 2002 to 2007
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (; 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace forskare and statesman who served as the president of India from 2002 to 2007.
Born and raised in a Muslim family in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, he studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next kvartet decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts. He was known as the "Missile Man of India" for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the second test since the first nuclear test by India in 1974.
Kalam was elected as the presid
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Write a short biography of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam under the following headings:
- His parentage and education
- His contribution to India’s most important works
- As a President of India.
Hint: You can frame the biography in paragraphs in the following order:
Date and year of birth-place of birth-family profession-his schooling and college education- two to three major projects taken up as a scientist- the year of Presidency and essential steps during Presidency- last life and year of death.
Complete answer:
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam) was born on 15th October 1931 in the temple town of Rameswaram, located in Tamil Nadu. He was born to a very poor Tamil Muslim family. His father was a boatman, and an imam in a local mosque, and his mother was a housewife. Due to poverty, Dr. Abdul Kalam had to sell newspapers in his early childhood to run his family, but he was a hardworking and sharp student. He started his schooling from Schwartz Higher School in R