<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> A.P.J. Abdul Kalam </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> 11th President of India </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 25 July 2002--25 July 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vice President </Th> <Td> Krishan Kant Bhairon Singh Shekhawat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> K.R. Narayanan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Pratibha Patil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Personal details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (1931 - 10 - 15) 15 October 1931 Rameswaram, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 27 July 2015 (2015 - 07 - 27) (aged 83) Shillong, Meghalaya, India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> Indian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alma mater </Th> <Td> St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli Madras Institute of Technology </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Profession </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Aerospace scientist </Li> <Li> Professor </Li> <Li> Author </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Bharat Ratna (1997) Hoover Medal (2009) NSS Von Braun Award (2013) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Notable work (s) </Th> <Td> Wings of Fire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> abdulkalam.com </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> A.P.J. Abdul Kalam </Th> </Tr>

Who was honoured with bharat ratna before he became president of india