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'''M. M. Ismail''' (8 February 1921 – 17 January 2005) was an Indian politician who served as the acting [[List of Governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor of Tamil Nadu]] and a Chief Justice of the [[Madras High Court]].<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Tamil-Nadu Indian states since 1947], (Worldstatesmen, 16 September 2008)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050513191310/http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/18/stories/2005011806000300.htm M.M. Ismail dead] (The Hindu, 17 September 2008)</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Ismail was born in [[Nagore]], [[Tamil Nadu]] on 8 February 1921. He studied at the [[Madras Law College]] in 1945, after completing his mathematics (honours) degree from the [[Presidency College, Chennai]].<br />
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==Work life==<br />
He was appointed an additional judge at the [[Delhi High Court]] in February 1967 and was transferred to the Madras High Court in November 1967. He became Chief Justice of the court on 6 November 1979. On 8 July 1981 he tendered his resignation, following his transfer to the [[Kerala High Court]] as its Chief Justice.<br />
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On 27 October 1980, Ismail was sworn in as the acting Governor of Tamil Nadu succeeding [[Prabhudas Patwari]].<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
Ismail was a learned Tamil scholar of [[Kambar (poet)#Kamba Ramayanam|Kamba Ramayana]]. As the president of the [[Kamban Kazhagam]], he was responsible for organising literary festivals focussing on classical Tamil literature.<br />
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