A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.jpg
Official portrait, 2002
11th President of India
In office
25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Manmohan Singh
Vice PresidentKrishan Kant
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Preceded byK. R. Narayanan
Succeeded byPratibha Patil
1st Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
In office
November 1999 – November 2001
PresidentK. R. Narayanan
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRajagopala Chidambaram
Personal details
Born
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

(1931-10-15)15 October 1931
Rameswaram, Madras Presidency, British India
(present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died27 July 2015(2015-07-27)(aged 83)
Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Resting placeDr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Desiya Ninaivagam, Pei Karumbu, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Other political
affiliations
NDA
Alma mater
  • St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli (BEng)
  • Madras Institute of Technology (MEng)
Profession
  • Aerospace Scientist
  • Author
AwardsFull list
Notable work(s)
  • Wings of Fire
  • India 2020
  • Ignited Minds
  • Indomitable Spirit
  • Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji
Signature
WebsiteOfficial Website
Scientific career
FieldsAerospace Engineering
Institutions
  • Defence Research and Development Organisation
  • Indian Space Research Organisation