Abdul Kalam
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| Dr A P J Abdul Kalam | |
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| Former Indian President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at the International Book Fair, Trivandrum, 2014 | |
| President of India | |
| In office 25 July 2002 – 24 July 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh |
| Vice President | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
| Preceded by | Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
| Succeeded by | Pratibha Devisingh Patil |
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| Born | 15 October 1931 Rameswaram, British India (now Tamil Nadu), India |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli Madras Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Professor, Author, scientist Aerospace engineer |
| Website | abdulkalam.com |
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (Tamil: அவுல் பகீர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம்; 
pronunciation (info • help); born 15 October 1931) usually referred to as A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, is 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 known as the missile man of India.[2]
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