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Saeeda Shirin is a student.She is interested in debating,cricketing and solving logical thinking questions.She was born in Al-Jubail,KSA.she is an IIT aspirant along with a dream of being a politician.

Saeeda Shirin
Saeeda Shirin is a student who is studying in calicut.She is interested in cricketing,debating,solving logical thinking questions and playing chess.She is an IIT aspirant along with a dream of being a politician.

APJ Abdul Kalam
Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam(b Oct 15 1931,Dhanushkodi,Tamil Nadu)eminent defence scientist and the man responsible for building India's missile muscle .Dr Kalam was India's eleventh president from 2002-2007. Kalam was born to Tamil Muslim family.His father rented boats to pay his school fees at St. Joseph 's college,Tirichirapalli .After completing school,Kalam studied aeronautical engineering from Madras Institute of Technology.He began his career in 1958,at the Defence Research Development Organization(DRDO)From there in several landmark projects,including one to develop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III),with which the 35kg Rohini I satellite was positioned in the near earth orbit in July 1980,making India one of the world's few developing countries to join the Space Club. After 19 years at ISRO, Kalam returned to the DRDO to take charge of India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme in 1982.Under his leadership ,ISRO indegeniously developed and op rationalized several strategic short and intermediate-range ballistic missiles,including Agni and Prithvi.Due to his success in consolidating India's missile to as the "Missile Man of India". In 1998,Kalam was awarded the Bharat Ratna,India's highest civilian award.He was earlier awarded the Padma Vibhushan(1990)and Padma Bhushan(1981) From 1992 to 1999 ,Kalam was scientific adviser to the department of defence research and Development ,and later scientific adviser to the government of India from 1991to2001.Among his various visionary strategies and missions in this period were the weponization of strategic missile systems the self -reliance of defence system(through mission projects such as development of light combat aircraft)and the PokhranII nuclear tests,rendering India a nuclear state.Kalam was also ex-officer chairman of the scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet and led the formulation of the India Millinium Mission 2020. As chairman of of the Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council,he helped draw up "Technology Vision 2020" a road map developed nation. Appointed proffoser of technology a multifaceted personality,Kalam has written several books,including "India 2020: A Version for the New Millinium"(2002),"Ignited Minds :Unleashing the Power Within India"(2003)and the autobiographical "Wings of Fire"(1999) which have been widely acclaimed and translated into several languages.He is the accomplished at playing the Rudra veena and interested in poetry ,especially that of poet Tiruvalluvar and nationalist writer Subrahmanya C Bharati.In fact,Kalam too has a collection of poems to his credit,tilted.The life Tree(2005) Kalam has received honorary doctorates from 30 universities and institutions.