| 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 |
Indian |
| Education |
Madras Institute of Technology (Aeronautical Engineering) |
| Profession |
Aerospace scientist, Author, Educator, President of India |
| Years of Activity |
1960s - 2015 |
| Brief Information |
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and politician who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was known as the "Missile Man of India" for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. He played a significant role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998. |