A.P.J ABDUL KALAM
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam This article is about the former President of India. For the Indian freedom fighter, see Abul Kalam Azad . In this Indian name , the name Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen is a patronymic , not a family name , and the person should be referred to by the given name , Abdul Kalam . A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Kalam in 2014 11th President of India In office 25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh Vice President Krishan Kant Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Preceded by K. R. Narayanan Succeeded by Pratibha Patil Personal details Born Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam 15 October 1931 Rameswaram , Ramnad District, Madras Presidency , British India (now in Ramanathapuram District , Tamil Nadu , India Died 27 July 2015 (aged 83) Shillong , Meghalaya , India Cause of death Cardiac arrest (Stroke) Nationality Indian Alma mater St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli Madras Institute of Technology Profession