| 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. |