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List of awards and honours received by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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The following is a list of accolades and honors conferred upon A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the Indian aerospace scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.[1]

State honours[edit]

Ribbon Decoration Country Date Note Ref.
Padma Bhushan  India 1981 The third-highest civilian honour of India.
Padma Vibhushan  India 1990 The second-highest civilian honour of India.
Bharat Ratna  India 1999 The highest civilian honour of India.

Scholastic[edit]

Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships[edit]

Year Fellowship Institution Country Ref.
1994 Distinguished Fellow Institute of Directors  India [2]
1995 Honorary Fellow National Academy of Medical Sciences [3]
2011 IEEE Honorary Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers  United States [4]

Honorary degrees[edit]

Year Degree University Country Ref.
2007 Honorary Doctor of Science University of Wolverhampton  United Kingdom [2]
2008 Honorary Doctor of Engineering Nanyang Technological University  Singapore [2]
2010 Honorary Doctor of Engineering University of Waterloo  Canada [2]
2012 Honorary Doctor of Laws Simon Fraser University [2]
2014 Honorary Doctor of Science University of Edinburgh  Scotland [2]

Other awards[edit]

Year Award Country/Organisation Ref.
1997 Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration  India
1998 Veer Savarkar Award
2000 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy [4]
2007 King Charles II Medal  United Kingdom
2009 Hoover Medal American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2009 International von Kármán Wings Award California Institute of Technology
2013 Von Braun Award National Space Society [3]

Recognition[edit]

Year Award Country/Organisation Ref.
2004 Wax Statue of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Madame Tussauds [5]
2021 His birthday was declared as "World Students' Day"  India [6]

Eponyms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "When UN declared Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's 79th birthday as World Students' Day". Zee News. 28 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's Remarkable List of Achievements and Awards". thelogicalindian.com. 27 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – The Missile Man of India". Jagranjosh.com. 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "APJ Abdul Kalam's list of awards and honours". News18. 27 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Wax museum feels Delhi heat, Madame Tussauds shuts". The Indian Express. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Why APJ Kalam's birth anniversary is celebrated as World Students' Day". Hindustan Times. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.