About Abdul kalam

 

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

In office 25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh Vice President Krishan Kant Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Preceded by K. R. Narayanan Succeeded by Pratibha Patil 1st Principal  In office 1999–2002 President K. R. Narayanan Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Rajagopala Chidambaram Personal details Born Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam 15 October 1931 Rameswaram, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) Died 27 July 2015 (aged 83) Shillong, Meghalaya, India Resting place Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Desiya Ninaivagam, Pei Karumbu, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India Nationality Indian Other political affiliations NDA [fn 1] Alma mater St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli (BEng) Madras Institute of Technology (MEng) Profession Aerospace Scientist Author Awards Full list Notable work(s) Wings of Fire India 2020 Ignited Minds Indomitable Spirit Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with  While delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong, Kalam collapsed and died from an apparent cardiac arrest on 27 July 2015, aged 83.[7] Thousands, including national-level dignitaries, attended the funeral ceremony held in his hometown of Rameswaram, where he was buried with full state honours.[8] Signature Website Official Website Scientific career Fields Aerospace Engineering Institutions Defence Research and Development Organisation Indian Space Research Organisation