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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

1931 - 2015

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Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam ( UB-duul kə-LAHM; 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the president of India from 2002 to 2007. Born and raised in a Muslim family in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Kalam studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts. He was known as the "Missile Man of India" for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is the 293rd most popular politician (down from 198th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from India (down from 8th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Politician.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was an Indian scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. Widely referred to as the "People's President" and the "Missile Man of India", he made significant contributions to India's civilian space program and military missile development and was a beloved figure for his dedication to education and inspiration to the youth.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ranks 293 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferdinand I of Austria, Babur, António de Oliveira Salazar, Antoninus Pius, Tomyris, and David Ben-Gurion. After him are Louis the Pious, Margaret I of Denmark, Olaf II of Norway, Ursula von der Leyen, Wangari Maathai, and Balian of Ibelin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ranks 5. Before him are Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Rajneesh, and Toni Morrison. After him are Raúl Castro, Tomas Tranströmer, James Dean, Chun Doo-hwan, Isabel Martínez de Perón, Mário Zagallo, and Robert Duvall. Among people deceased in 2015, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ranks 4. Before him are John Forbes Nash Jr., Lee Kuan Yew, and B.B. King. After him are Charles H. Townes, Günter Grass, Lemmy, Christopher Lee, Tomas Tranströmer, Nicholas Winton, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, and Demis Roussos.

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In India

Among people born in India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ranks 15 out of 1,861. Before him are Swami Vivekananda (1863), Kālidāsa (400), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Ramakrishna (1836), Pratibha Patil (1934), and Mahavira (-599). After him are Amitabh Bachchan (1942), Droupadi Murmu (1958), Nagarjuna (150), Patanjali (-200), B. R. Ambedkar (1891), and Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ranks 6. Before him are Indira Gandhi (1917), Narendra Modi (1950), Ashoka (-304), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), and Pratibha Patil (1934). After him are Droupadi Murmu (1958), B. R. Ambedkar (1891), Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), Kocheril R. Narayanan (1921), and Razia Sultana (1205).

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