A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes


Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.


Citations

Kalam, A. P. J. Abdul. Learning How to Fly: Life Lessons for the Youth. Rupa Publications, 2016.

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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  • Born: October 15, 1931
  • Died: July 27, 2015
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  • Profession: Indian President, Aerospace Scientist, Politician

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and politician 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. 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 thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974.