Avul Pakir Jenulabudhin Abdul Kalam (Marakkar) Kalam (1931 - 2015)

Born 15 Oct 1931 in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India

Died 27 Jul 2015 at age 83 in Shillong, Meghalaya, India

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Biography

A.P.J. Abdul (Marakkar) Kalam is Notable.

A.P.J. Abdul (Marakkar) Kalam was born in India

Known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. A.P.K. Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist who also served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.

Avul was born in 1931, the son of Jainulabiddin Marakayar, an Imam of a mosque, and Ashiamma Jainulabiddin, his wife. His father also transported pilgrims via boat to and from Rameswaram. By 1914, when the Pamban bridge was completed, his father lost his source of income. As a result Kalam would sell newspapers to help with the family finances.

He attended Schwartz Higher Secondary School in Ramanathapuram, moving to St. Joseph College in Tiruchirappalli, where he earned a degree in Physics, graduating in 1954. From there, he attended Madras Institute of Technology where he went on to study aerospoace engineering. ^[1] He passed away in 2015.^[2] Timeline

• 1931: born in Rameswaram
• attended primary and secondary education in Schwartz higher Secondary School, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
• 1954: graduated from St. Joseph's College in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
• 1955: enrolled at Madras Institue of Technology
• Upon graduating he joined the Defence Research & Development Organization
• 1963-64: Kalam visited NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA; Goddard Space Flight Center and Wallops Flight Facility
• 1969: appointed director at the Indian Space Research Organization
• 1970s: Kalam directed the development of ballistic missiles
• 1981: Padma Bhushan award
• 1991-1999: served as chief scientific adviser to the Prime Minister
• 1989: Veer Savarkar Award
• 1997: Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award
• 2002: Elected 11th President of India
• 2007: Left office and became a traveling professor.
• 2007: King Charles II Medal
• 2009: given the Hoover Medal by ASME Foundation (USA)
• 20013: Von Braun Award by National Space Society (USA)

Sources

1. ↑ https://wikibio.in/dr-apj-abdul-kalam/
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149930341/avul_pakir_jainulabdeen-abdul-kalam

See also:

• Wikipedia: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• Wikibio.in: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Wiki, Age, Wife, Family, Death, Biography & More
• Wikidata: Item Q9513, en:Wikipedia

Acknowledgements

• This profile has been contributed to by the members of the WikiTree 15 Nations Global Tour of 2023