# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/a-p-j-abdul-kalam
# Generated: 2026-09-01T16:13:41.457Z

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name: "A. P. J. Abdul Kalam"
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description: "India's \"Missile Man\" — the aerospace scientist who built the country's ballistic missile and launch vehicle programs, then became president without ever joining a political party. He died mid-lecture in 2015, still teaching at 83."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born in 1931 in a Muslim family in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Kalam studied physics and aerospace engineering, then spent four decades at DRDO and ISRO shaping India's civilian space programme and military missile technology. He played a pivotal role in the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, India's second nuclear demonstration. In 2002, both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress backed him for president — a scientist with no party allegiance. His five-year term earned him the nickname "People's President." After leaving office, he returned to teaching and writing. On 27 July 2015, delivering a lecture at IIM Shillong, he collapsed from cardiac arrest and died. Thousands came to Rameswaram for the funeral; he was buried with full state honours.