Biography of APJ Abdul Kalam

Field Information
Full Name Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
Date of Birth 15 October 1931
Place of Birth Rameswaram, Madras Presidency, British India
Date of Death 27 July 2015
Place of Death Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Citizenship / Country of Residence India
Education St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli; Madras Institute of Technology
Profession Aerospace scientist, Author, 11th President of India
Years of Activity 1958 - 2015
Brief Information Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was an aerospace scientist who worked on the development of India's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs. He played a significant role in the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998.