Nigar Shaji

Nigar Shaji is an Indian aerospace engineer who works at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India's national space agency. She is the project director of Aditya-L1, India's first solar mission, which launched successfully on 2 September 2023 at 11:50am (IST).[1][2][3][4][5]

Nigar Shaji
Born
Nigar Sultana

Sengottai, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Education
OccupationSpace scientist
EmployerISRO
Known forProject director of Aditya-L1
Parent(s)Sheikh Meeran (father), Saitoon Beevi (mother)

Early life and education

Nigar Shaji was born Nigar Sultana to a Tamil Muslim family. Her father, Sheikh Meeran, was a farmer, and her mother, Sythoon Beevi, is a homemaker. Shaji was raised in Sengottai,[3][1] in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu.[2] She received an English-based education at SRM Government higher secondary school.[3] She attended Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli Madurai Kamaraj University, where she earned an engineering degree in electronics and communications, and went on to earn a master's degree in electronics from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra.[2][6]

Career

Nigar Shaji joined ISRO in 1987 as part of the U R Rao Satellite Centre.[2] She has worked on multiple satellite programmes, and was the Associate Project Director of Resourcesat-2A.[2][7]

Personal life

Nigar Shaji lives in Bangalore with her mother and daughter.[2][8] Her husband works in Dubai, and her son is a scientist in the Netherlands.[2] Her daughter is a qualified doctor and is studying post graduation.[1]

References
  1. "Meet Nigar Shaji, a woman ISRO scientist who helmed Aditya-L1 mission". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. "Meet Nigar Shaji, The Project Director Of India's First Sun Mission: 5 Points". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  3. "Meet Nigar Shaji from TN's Tenkasi, Aditya-L1 mission project director". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  4. "ISROs Aditya-L1 Solar Mission: Nigar Shaji Addresses After Successful Launch Of First Sun Mission". Zee News. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  5. "Meet The Project Director Of Ambitious Mission Aditya-L1| Nigar Shaji from Tamil Nadu". TimesNow. 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  6. "Meet Nigar Shaji, Aditya L1 project director from Tamil Nadu". Deccan Herald. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. lallanpost (2023-09-02). "इसरो की एक महिला वैज्ञानिक निगार शाजी ने आदित्य-एल1 मिशन का नेतृत्व किया है". Lallanpost. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  8. Desk, INVC (2023-09-04). "Diversity Shines: Muslim Scientists Nigar Shaji Heads ISRO's Sun Mission". INVC. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
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