- Born
- October 15, 1931
- Died
- July 27, 2015 (aged 83)
- Known as
- politician, military flight engineer, poet, engineer, scientist, teacher
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace engineer and science administrator who served as president of India from 2002 to 2007. In 1997, he was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, for his contribution to the scientific research and modernisation of defence technology in India.
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