Bio Sketch

APJ Abdul Kalam

APJ Abdul Kalam

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam – Born October 15, 1931, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu – Father - Jainulabudeen - boat owner and imam of a local mosque – Mother - Ashiamma - housewife – School - Schwartz Higher Secondary School, Ramanathapuram – 1954 - Graduation – Science – St. Joseph's College, Trichy – 1957 – Aeronautical Engineering – Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) - 1960 - joined Aeronautical Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) – joined Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) – four decades as a scientist - Missile Man of India - development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology – 1997 – Bharat Ratna – 2002 – 11th President of India - People's President – Writing – India 2020 - July 27, 2015 – Death - delivering a lecture – Indian Institute of Management – Shillong - Cardiac Arrest.

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on October 15, 1931, in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. Kalam belonged to a humble background. His father Jainulabudeen was a poor boat owner and imam of a local mosque. His mother Ashiamma was a housewife.

Kalam did his schooling from Schwartz Higher Secondary School, Ramanathapuram. In 1954, h…