Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist who served as the 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering. Wikipedia Born: 15 October 1931, Rameswaram Died: 27 July 2015, Shillong Awards: Bharat Ratna, Veer Savarkar Award, Hoover Medal, Padma Vibhushan, more Education: Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University (1955–1957), more Previous offices: President of India (2002–2007 thank you