Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering.
- Indian scientist and politician who played a leading role in the development of India’s missile and nuclear weapons programs.
- He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India’s Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974.
- APJ Abdul Kalam is a famous name in the whole world. He is counted among the greatest scientists of the 21st century. He was the most valued person of the country as his contribution as a scientist and as a president is beyond compare.
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