# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/madhukar-hiralal-kania
# Generated: 2026-08-15T20:17:04.984Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/madhukar-hiralal-kania"
name: "Madhukar Hiralal Kania"
slug: "madhukar-hiralal-kania"
description: "Madhukar Hiralal Kania was an Indian judge who served as the 23rd Chief Justice of India, serving from 13 December 1991 until his retirement on 17 November 1992. He was born in Bombay. His uncle, Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania, was the first Chief Justice of India. As Chief Justice of India, he administered the oath of office to the 9th President of India Shankar Dayal Sharma."
tagline: "23rd Chief Justice of India"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Justice_M.H._Kania.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
birthDate: "1927-11-18"
deathDate: "2016-02-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             9.285714285714285
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "ଏମ୍. ଏଚ୍. କାନିଆ"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump