• He became the 11th President of India on 25th July, 2002. He is a well known Scientist of International repute.
• He is an Architect of Indian Defence Research & Development, particularly Missile Technology.
• Received Padma Bhushan in 1981 & Padma Vibhushan in 1990.
• He is the recipient of 'Bharat Ratna' award in 1998.

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