Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

People President of India Ever !

Inspirational to Million youngsters

Year of award or honour Name of award or honour

• 2014 Doctor of Science Edinburgh University,UK
  
• 2013 Von Braun Award National Space Society
  
• 2012 Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) Simon Fraser University
  
• 2011 IEEE Honorary Membership IEEE
  
• 2010 Doctor of Engineering University of Waterloo
  
• 2009 Honorary Doctorate Oakland University
  
• 2009 Hoover Medal ASME Foundation, USA
  
• 2009 International von Karman Wings Award California Institute of Technology, USA
  
• 2008 Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  
• 2008 Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
  
• 2007 Honorary Doctorate of Science and Technology Carnegie Mellon University
  
• 2007 King Charles II Medal Royal Society, UK
  
• 2007 Honorary Doctorate of Science University of Wolverhampton, UK
  
• 2000 Ramanujan Award Alwars Research Centre, Chennai
  
• 1998 Veer Savarkar Award Government of India
  
• 1997 Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration Indian National Congress
  
• 1997 Bharat Ratna Government of India
  
• 1995 Honorary Fellow National Academy of Medical Sciences,
  
• 1994 Distinguished Fellow Institute of Directors
  
• 1990 Padma Vibhushan Government of India
  
• 1981 Padma Bhushan
  

"Wheeler Island, a national missile test site in Odisha, was renamed Abdul Kalam Island in September 2015." by Government of India

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