A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was sworn in as the 11th President of India by Chief Justice of India on July 25, 2002 in the Central Hall of Parliament.  He has replaced K. R. Narayanan, who completed a five-year term.

Born Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam on Oct. 15, 1931, he began his early education at a village school in the southern port of Rameshwaram. He later received a degree in aeronautical engineering.

Selected speeches and addresses of the President

President Abdul Kalam's address to the Nation on the eve of Republic Day- January 25, 2004

Address to the nation by the President Abdul Kalam on the eve of Independence Day - August 14, 2003

President Abdul Kalam's address to the Nation on the eve of Republic Day- January 25, 2003

Address to the nation by the President Abdul Kalam on the eve of Independence Day - August 14, 2002

Address by President Abdul Kalam in the Central Hall of Parliament after being sworn in as the President of India - July 25, 2002