SALAM TO KALAM

SALAM TO KALAM
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, one of India's most respected leaders
A lot has been said about APJ Abdul Kalam's life and times
He also played a pivotal organizational, technical, and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974.

11th President of India
In office
25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Manmohan Singh
Vice President Krishan Kant
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Preceded by K. R. Narayanan
Succeeded by Pratibha Patil
Personal details
Born-Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
15 October 1931
Rameswaram, Ramnad District, Madras Presidency, British India
(now in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu, India
Died 27 July 2015 (aged 83)
Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Cause of death Cardiac arrest
Nationality Indian
Alma mater St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli
Madras Institute of Technology
Profession Professor
Author
Aerospace scientist
Awards Bharat Ratna 1997
Padma Vibhushan 1990
Padma Bhushan 1981