A P J Abdul kalam . Full name is Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam.
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam the India’s 11th President. He was born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. Dr. Kalam has been often referred to as the “Missile Man of India” and was the Project Director of India’s first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III). Career. He graduated in aeronautical engineering from the Madras Institute of Technology in 1958 and joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). In 1962, Kalam joined the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). In 1982, he rejoinedbecome DRDO as the Chief Executive of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). He worked as the Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister and Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development from 1992 to 1999. During this period , the Pokhran-II nuclear tests were conducted. Dr. Kalam held the office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India from November 1999 to November 2001. Dr. Kalam is credited with the development and operationalisation of India’s Agni and Prithvi missiles.
