Avul Pakir

Jainulabdeen

Abdul Kalam

CONTENTS1) INTRODUCTION2) BIRTH3) EARLY LIFE4) EDUCATION5) WORK6) STRUGGLING7) PRESIDENCY8) INVENTION9) AWARDS10) DEATH11) MESSAGE

WHO WAS THE PERSON?????Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen �A. P. J.� Abdul Kalam

was a scientist and engineer, who served as the President of India from 2002 to 2007.

He is a man of vision ,who is always full of ideas aimed at the development of the country and is often also referred to as the missile man of India.

People loved and respected him so much during his tenure as president that was popularly called the people’s president.

He is also receive largest civilian award Bharat Ratan in 1997.

AuthorProfessorEngineerScientist

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Was

PresidentAnd aGood human being

• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam father, Jainulabudeen was a boat owner and imam of a local mosque and his mother Ashiamma was a housewife.

• Kalam was the youngest of four brothers and one sister in his family

Early Life

EducationHe completed his

education at the Schwartz Higher Secondary School, Ramanathapuram.

He graduated in physics in 1954 from Saint Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli.

In 1955 to study aerospace engineering in Madras Institute of Technology

• Defense research and development organization

Work at

( D.R.D.O. )• Indian space research organization

( I.S.R.O. )

Struggling time

Failed in launching SLV – III for the first time.

He owned the responsibility for the failure of project.

But finally he achieved success in the next time.

Became the 11th President of India

on 25th July 2002.

Presidency

25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007

of India. WonKalam served as the

11th President an electoral vote of 922,884,.

He known as People's President.

He was also the first scientist and the first bachelor to occupy Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Kalam along with Vladimir Putin and Manmohan Singh during his presidency

Kalam along with Vladimir Putin and

Manmohan Singh during his presidency

Invention

• Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III)• Project Devil and Project Valiant• Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and SLV-III

projects• Agni and Prithvi

Kalam's writings

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SONGS  My National Prayer   Song Of Youth   MY SONG   GLORY TO CHHATTIS

GARH

Adwards

Year Name of award Awarding organization

1981 Padma Bhushan Government of India1990 Padma Vibhushan Government of India1994 Distinguished Fellow Institute of Directors (India)1997 Bharat Ratna Government of India1997 Indira Gandhi Award for National

IntegrationIndian National Congress

1998 Veer Savarkar Award Government of India2000 Ramanujan Award Alwars Research Centre,

Chennai2007 Honorary Doctorate of Science University of Wolverhampton,

UK

2007 Honorary Doctorate of Science and Technology

Carnegie Mellon University

2009 Honorary Doctorate Oakland University2009 International von Kármán Wings Award California Institute of

Technology, USA

2010 Doctor of Engineering University of Waterloo2011 IEEE Honorary Membership IEEE2012 Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) Simon Fraser University2013 Von Braun Award National Space Society2014 Doctor of Science Edinburgh University,UK

On 27 July 2015, Kalam travelled to Shillong to deliver a lecture on "Creating a Livable Planet Earth" at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong. At around 6:35 p.m. IST, only five minutes into his lecture, he collapsed. He was rushed to the nearby Bethany Hospital in a critical condition; upon arrival, he lacked a pulse or any other signs of life. Despite being placed in the intensive care unit, Kalam was confirmed dead of a sudden cardiac arrest at 7:45 p.m. IST. His last words, to his aide Srijan Pal Singh, were reportedly: "Funny guy! Are you doing well?"

DEATH

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