Dr.A.PJ ABDUL KALAM

Bharat Ratna Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (Tamil: அவுல் பகீர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம்) born October 15, 1931, Tamil Nadu, India, usually referred to as Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam^, was the eleventh President of India

Born	October 15, 1931 (1931-10-15) (age 77) Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, India

Abdul Kalam graduated from Madras Institute of Technology majoring in Aeronautical Engineering The Government of India has honoured him with the nation's highest civilian honours: the Padma Bhushan in 1981; Padma Vibhushan in 1990; and the Bharat Ratna in 1997

Referred to as the "People's President", Kalam is often considered amongst India's greatest presidents, going on to win a poll conducted by news channel CNN-IBN for India's Best President. Dr. Abdul Kalam is not only popular in India, but he is widely known in adjacent country such as Pakistan.

Kalam has also patronised grassroots innovations. He is closely associated with the Honey Bee Network and The National innovation Foundation. The NIF is a body of Government of India and operates from Ahmadabad, Gujrat.