Abdul Kalam Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. A
lifelong scientist, Kalam's prominent role in India's 1998 nuclear
weapons tests established him as a national hero. In 2002, India's
ruling National Democratic Alliance helped him win election against the
country's former president, Kocheril Raman Narayanan; Kalam became
India's 11th president, a largely ceremonial post in July 2002. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam is an Indian scientist and politician who served his country
as president from 2002 to 2007. Dr. Kalam is one of the most
distinguished scientists of India with the unique honour of receiving
honorary doctorates Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project
Director to develop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle
(SLV-III) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in the near
earth orbit in July 1980. Dr. Kalam has served as the Principal
Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, in the rank of Cabinet
Minister, from November 1999 to November 2001.
He has been awarded the coveted civilian awards - Padma Bhushan (1981)
and Padma Vibhushan (1990) and the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna
(1997).
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