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DR.A.P.J.ABDUL KALAM

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Abdul Kalam at the 12th Wharton India Economic Forum , 2008 11th President of India In office 25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Preceded by K. R. Narayanan Succeeded by Pratibha Devisingh Patil Personal details Born 15 October 1931 (age 81) Rameswaram , British India (present day Tamil Nadu , India) Alma mater St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli Madras Institute of Technology Profession Professor, Author, scientist Aerospace engineer Religion Muslim WEBSITE:  abdulkalam.com Early life and education Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in a Muslim family to Jainulabdeen, a boat owner and Ashiamma, a housewife, at Rameswaram , located in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu He came from a poor background and started working at an early age to supplement his family's income. [ 10 ] After completing school, Ka...

STEVE JOBS

Born Steven Paul Jobs February 24, 1955 San Francisco, California, U.S. Died October 5, 2011 (aged 56) Palo Alto , California, U.S. Cause of death Metastatic Insulinoma Nationality American Alma mater Reed College ( dropped out ) Occupation Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, Apple Inc. Co-founder and CEO, Pixar Founder and CEO, NeXT Inc. Years active 1974–2011 Influenced by Edwin H. Land Board member of The Walt Disney Company Apple Inc. Zen Buddhism (previously   Lutheran ) Spouse(s) Laurene Powell (1991–2011, his death) Children Lisa Brennan-Jobs Reed Jobs Erin Jobs Eve Jobs Relatives Patricia Ann Jobs (adoptive sister), Mona Simpson (biological sister) Signature Early life and education Steven Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco on February 24, 1955 to two university students, Joanne Carole Schieble, of Swiss Catholic descent, and Syrian -born Abdulfattah "John" Jandali ( Arabic ...