DR: A.P.J ABDUL KALAM’S BIOGRAPHY BY: ADNAN MOHAMMED ALI

ABOUT THE LEGEND Full name :Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam Born on:15th Oct 1931,at Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram District, Tamil Nadu Father: Jainulabdeen Marakayar, Mother:Ashiamma Has three siblings

CHILD HOOD A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born to Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma on October 15, 1931. He came from a family whose financial conditions weren’t sound enough. As a means to support his family’s meagre income, Kalam took up odd jobs in his childhood but never gave up on his education

EDUCATION Primary education was from Rameshwaram elementary school. Later he settled in schwartz, Ramanathapuram In 1950 he joined St Joseph college at Tiruchirapalli to do B.Sc. He joined DMIT in Aeronautical Engineering at MIT [Madras Institute of Technology] ,Madras (1954-1957) In 1958,after passing as a graduate, aeronautical engineer, He joined Hindustan Aeronautical Limited(HAL),Bangalore as a trainee.

CAREER After graduating from MIT, Kalam took up the position of chief scientist at the Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defense Research shifted to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) where he was the project director of India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle. and Development Organization (DRDO) From 1992 until 1999, Kalam was appointed as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of Defence Research and Development Organisation. It was during this time that Kalam served as the Chief Project Coordinator for Pokhran II nuclear tests, after which he was fondly called the “Missile Man of India”.

MAJOR MISSLES The 5 projects were scheduled to be completed in a time frame of only 10 years and consisted of: (1) Nag - an anti-tank guided missile (2) Prithvi - a surface-to-surface battlefield missile (3) Akash - a swift, medium-range surface-to-air missile (4) Trishul - a quick-reaction surface-to-air missile with a shorter range (5) Agni - an intermediate range ballistic missile, the mightiest

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