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阿卜杜勒·卡拉姆 印度前总统 阿卜杜勒·卡拉姆 (Abdul Kalam)1931年10月15日出生于印度南部泰米尔纳德邦一个穆斯林家庭。在马德拉斯技术学院获得航空技术博士学位后，卡拉姆开始在班加罗尔的印度斯坦航空公司工作。从1963年起在印度空间研究组织从事航天技术研究工作。1982年起，卡拉姆担任印度国防研究与发展研究组织的负责人，为印度的导弹研制作出了杰出贡献，被誉为“印度导弹之父”。1998年，卡拉姆成功地主持了印度的核试验，他的事业达到了顶峰，不仅出任瓦杰帕伊总理的首席科学顾问，而且被授予国家最高荣誉——印度钻石勋章。自2001年11月起，卡拉姆在马德拉斯著名的安纳大学执教。2002年7月当选印度总统，2007年7月25日卸任。 卡拉姆是第一位当选印度总统的职业科学家。他喜欢文学和印度古典音乐，是个诗人。他还是个素食主义者，不饮酒，信奉伊斯兰教。他的信条是：“只有强大才能得到尊重。” Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam Former President of India Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, graduated in Science from St. Joseph’s College, Trichy in 1954 and specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology in 1957. After working for two decades in ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) and mastering launch vehicle technologies, Dr. Kalam took up the responsibility of developing Indigenous Guided Missiles at Defence Research and Development Organisation as the Chief Executive of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). He was the Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Department of Defence Research Development from July 1992 to December 1999. Dr. Kalam has served as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, in the rank of Cabinet Minister, from November 1999 to November 2001 and was responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for many development applications. Dr. Kalam was also the Chairman, Ex-officio, of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C) and piloted India Millennium Mission 2020. Dr. Kalam took up academic pursuit as Professor, Technology Societal Transformation at Anna University, Chennai from November 2001 and was involved in teaching and research tasks. In his literary pursuit, Dr. Kalam authored a number of books, which have been translated into many Indian and foreign languages. Dr. Kalam is one of the most distinguished scientists of India with the unique honour of receiving h