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WELCOME
PRESENTATION
ON
DR. APJ ABDUL
KALAM
TH
(11 PRESIDENT OF
INDIA)
CONTENTS
Early Life and Education

Career as a Scientist
Personal Life
Religious and Spiritual Views
Awards and Honours
Presidency
Eternal rest
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
EARLY LIFE
Abdul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul

Kalam was born on 15 October 1931
to a Tamil Muslim family in the Indian
state of Tamil Nadu.
His father's name was Jainulabudeen,

a boat owner, and his mother
Ashiamma, a housewife.
His father owned a ferry that

took Hindu pilgrims back and forth
between Rameswaram and the nowextinct Dhanushkodi.
He came from a poor background and

started working at an early age to
supplement his family's income.
EDUCATION
After
completing school, Kalam distributed

newspapers to contribute to his father's
income.
In his school years he had average grades
but was described as a bright and
hardworking student who had a strong desire
to learn and spend hours on his studies,
especially mathematics.
After completing his education at the

Ramanathapuram Schwartz Matriculation
School, Kalam went on to attend Saint
Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, then
affiliated with the University of Madras, from
where he graduated in physics in 1954.
Towards
the end of the course, he was not

enthusiastic about the subject and would later
regret the four years he studied it.
EDUCATION(CONT.)
He
moved to Madras in 1955 to study

aerospace engineering in Madras Institute
of Technology.
While Kalam was working on a senior
class project, the Dean was dissatisfied with
his lack of progress and threatened to
revoke his scholarship unless the project
was finished within the next three days.
Kalam met the deadline, impressing the

Dean, who later said to him, "I was putting
you under stress and asking you to meet a
difficult deadline".
He narrowly missed achieving his dream

of becoming a fighter pilot, as he placed
ninth in qualifiers, and only eight positions
were available in the IAF.
CAREER AS A
SCIENTIST
After graduating from the Madras Institute of

Technology in
1960,
Kalam
joined
the Aeronautical Development Establishment of
the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) as a scientist.
He started his career by designing a

small helicopter for the Indian Army, but
remained unconvinced by his choice of a job at
DRDO. Kalam was also part of the INCOSPAR
committee working under Vikram Sarabhai, the
renowned space scientist.
In 1969, Kalam was transferred to the Indian

Space Research Organisation (ISRO) where he
was the project director of India's first Satellite
Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully
deployed the Rohini satellite in near-earth orbit
in July 1980; Kalam had first started work on an
expandable rocket project independently at
DRDO in 1965. In 1969, Kalam received the
government's approval and expanded
the
programme to include more engineers.
Year of award or
honour
1981
Name of award or honour
Awarding organization
Padma Bhusan
Government of India
1990
Padma Vibhushan
Government of India
1994
Distinguished Fellow
Institute of Directors (India)
1997
Bharat Ratna
Government of India
1997
Indira Gandhi Award for National

Integration
Indian National Congress
1998
Veer Savarkar Award
Government of India
2000
Ramanujan Award
Alwars Research Centre, Chennai
2007
Honorary Doctorate of Science
University of Wolverhampton, UK
2007
Honorary Doctorate of Science and

Carnegie Mellon University
Technology
2007
King Charles II Medal
Royal Society, UK
2008
Doctor of Engineering (Honoris

Causa)
Nanyang Technological University ,

Singapore
2008
Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa)
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
2009
Honorary Doctorate
Oakland University
2009
Hoover Medal
ASME Foundation, USA
2009
International von Krmn Wings

Award
California Institute of Technology,

USA
2010
Doctor of Engineering
University of Waterloo
2011
IEEE Honorary Membership
IEEE
2012
Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa)
Simon Fraser University
2013
Von Braun Award
National Space Society
2014
Doctor of Science
Edinburgh University,UK
PRESIDENCY
Kalam served as the 11th President of India,
succeeding K. R. Narayanan. He won the 2002
presidential election with an electoral vote of
922,884, surpassing the 107,366 votes won
by Lakshmi Sahgal. His term lasted from 25 July
2002 to 25 July 2007.
On 10 June 2002, the National Democratic
Alliance (NDA) which was in power at the time,
expressed that they would nominate Kalam for
the post of President, and both the Samajwadi
Party and the Nationalist Congress Party backed
his candidacy. After the Samajwadi Party
announced its support for Kalam, Narayanan
chose not to seek a second term in office, leaving
the field clear. Kalam said of the announcement
of his candidature:
I am really overwhelmed. Everywhere

both in Internet and in other media, I
have been asked for a message. I was
thinking what message I can give to the
people of the country at this juncture.
MESSAGE TO
STUDENTS
R.I.P SHREE ABDUL

KALAM
On the evening of 27 July 2015, Kalam

collapsed at around 6:30 p.m. while
delivering a lecture on "The Livable
Planet Earth" at the Indian Institute of
Management Shillong .
He was rushed to Bethania Hospital in a

critical condition and was placed in
the Intensive Care Unit but was confirmed
dead of a massive cardiac arrest more
than two hours later.
Kalam would have turned 84 in October

2015.
MAY OUR MIND TRY TO FORGET

YOU BUT OUR HEART WOULDNT.
Final salute to our beloved Missile Man.

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Early Life and Education

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION

Abdul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul

His father's name was Jainulabudeen,

His father owned a ferry that

He came from a poor background and

completing school, Kalam distributed

After completing his education at the

the end of the course, he was not

moved to Madras in 1955 to study

Kalam met the deadline, impressing the

He narrowly missed achieving his dream

After graduating from the Madras Institute of

He started his career by designing a

In 1969, Kalam was transferred to the Indian

Name of award or honour

Institute of Directors (India)

Indira Gandhi Award for National

Indian National Congress

Veer Savarkar Award

Alwars Research Centre, Chennai

Honorary Doctorate of Science

Honorary Doctorate of Science and

King Charles II Medal

Doctor of Engineering (Honoris

Nanyang Technological University ,

Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa)

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

ASME Foundation, USA

International von Krmn Wings

California Institute of Technology,

IEEE Honorary Membership

Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa)

Simon Fraser University

Von Braun Award

National Space Society

I am really overwhelmed. Everywhere

R.I.P SHREE ABDUL

On the evening of 27 July 2015, Kalam

He was rushed to Bethania Hospital in a

Kalam would have turned 84 in October

MAY OUR MIND TRY TO FORGET

Final salute to our beloved Missile Man.

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