| A. P. J. Kalam  AKA Avul Pakir Jainulabhudin Abdul Kalam
Born: 15-Oct-1931
Birthplace: Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: 27-Jul-2015
Location of death: Shillong, India
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Religion: Muslim
Race or Ethnicity: Asian/Indian
Occupation: Scientist, Head of State Nationality: India
Executive summary: 11th President of India 2002-07 Missile scientist, also India's 11th President (elected 15-Jul-2002.)
Father: Jainulabdeen Marakayar
Mother: Ashiamma
High School: Schwartz High School, Ramanathapuram
University: BSc, St. Joseph's College (1950)
University: DMIT, Aeronautical Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology (1957)
Professor: Technology & Societal Transformation, Anna University, Chennai
President of India (2002-07)
Indian Official Principal Scientific Advisor to India (1999-2001)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (1982-)
Indian Space Research Organisation (1963-82)
Tamil Ancestry
Risk Factors: Vegetarian
Author of books:
Wings of Fire: An Autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam (1999, memoir, with Arun Tiwari)
Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India (2003)
Scientist to President (2003, memoir)
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