A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

1931 – 2015

Professor, Author, scientist, Aerospace engineer

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) usually known as A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, was a famous Indian aerospace engineer. He was the 11th President of India, from 2002 to 2007.[1] When he was president, he was popularly known as the People's President. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour in 1997. He has also been a professor (of aerospace engineering). Kalam is the first Chancellor of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram (IIST). He is called as the "Missile Man" of India.

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The following list is a time line of A.P.J Abdul kalam's life

1931 - Born Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam on October 15, in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.

1954 - Graduates in Physics from Saint Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, in 1954.

1960 - Gains degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology.

1969 - Transferred to ISRO from the DRDO.

1980 - India enters the space club by putting the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit with the first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III), developed under the stewardship of Dr. Kalam.

1980s-1990s - As the chief of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, he was responsible for the development and operationalisation of AGNI and PRITHVI Missiles.

1992-1999 - works as Chief Scientific Advisor to the PM and Secretary of the DRDO.

1998 - India conducts the Pokhran II nuclear tests in May with Dr. Kalam as the chief project coordinator.

1999-2001 - Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.

2002-2007 - President of India

2015 - The 11th President of India, widely acclaimed as the "people's President", passed away

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