Born: 15 October 1931, Rameswaram

Died: 27 July 2015, Shillong

Full name: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

Education: Madras Institute of Technology (1955–1960), St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli (1954)

 

 

A. P. J. Abdul KalamAwards

Bharat Ratna

1997

Padma Bhushan

1981

Padma Vibhushan

1990

Hoover Medal

2009

Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration

1997

Veer Savarkar Award

1998

King Charles II Medal

2007

IEEE Honorary Membership

2011

International von Kármán Wings Award

2009

Ramanujan Award

2000 

 

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam better known as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007