Nigar Shaji

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Nigar Shaji
Born
Nigar Sultana

Sengottai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality Indian
Education
OccupationSpace scientist
Employer ISRO
Known forProject director of Aditya-L1 Associate project director Resourcesat-2A
Parent(s)Sheikh Meeran (father), Saitoon Beevi (mother)

Nigar Shaji (born 1964) is an Indian aerospace engineer who works at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India's national space agency.

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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, [1] [2] in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu. [3] She did her schooling in an SRM Government Girls Higher secondary school in Sengottai [1] before going to the Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli Madurai Kamaraj University, where she earned an engineering degree in electronics and communications. [4] She went on to earn a master's degree in electronics from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra. [5] [6] She has a brother, Sheik Saleem. [7]

Career

Nigar Shaji joined ISRO in 1987 as part of the U R Rao Satellite Centre. [5] She has worked on multiple satellite programmes, including serving as study director for India's proposed mission to Venus, [8] which she spoke about in 2012. [9] She was the Associate Project Director of Resourcesat-2A. [10] [11] As of 2023, she is the project director of Aditya-L1, India's first solar mission, which launched successfully on 2 September 2023. [12]

Awards and honors

In 2023, Times Now recognized Shaji and P Veeramuthuvel for their "contributions to India's space endeavors", [13] and she was given the 'Eve of Excellence' honor by Tiruchirappalli Regional Engineering College. [14] [15]

Personal life

Nigar Shaji lives in Bangalore with her mother and daughter. [5] [16] Her husband works in Dubai. [5]

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