Henry Edmund Olufemi ADEFOPE

Biographical record

Title

Lt. Gen

Surname

ADEFOPE

First Name

Henry

Other Names

Edmund Olufemi

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

March 15, 1926,

Status

Alive

Place of Birth

Kaduna

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Dorothy Adedotun Adefarasin. 1951

Names of Children

Has seven children

Profession

Retired soldier, physician, businessman

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St. Michael’s School, Kaduna, 1931-32; Government School, Kaduna, 1933- 35; St. Peter’s School, Faji, Lagos, 1935-37; Church Missionary Society Grammar School, Lagos, 1938-44; University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1947-52.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Chairman, National Sports Council, 1967-71; President, Nigerian Olympic Committee, 1967-76; Chairman, Nigerian Army Sports Control Board, 1970-75; Chairman, National Sports Commission, 1971-75; Chairman, Organising Committee, 2nd All-African Games, Lagos, 1973, 2nd Asia-Africa-Latin American International Table Tennis Tournament, Lagos, 1973;

Previous Appointments

Medical Officer, Western Region, 1952-63; Principal Medical Officer, General Hospital, Abeokuta, 1963; enlisted in the Nigerian Army, 1963; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1965; Colonel, 1967; Brigadier-General, 1973; Major-General, 1976; Medical Officer, Nigerian Army, 1963; Director, Medical Services, Nigerian Army, 1967-75; Minister Federal Ministry of Labour, 1975-78, Foreign Affairs, 1973-79.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Membership of International Organizations

Vice president, Commonwealth Games Federation, 1974-82; honorary presd: Nigerian Olympic Committee, 1976; The Tripartite Commission, 1970-76; International Olympic Committee (IOC), since 1985; Apartheid and Olympic Commission, 1989-92; Medical Commission, 1989; Preparation of the 1996 Olympic Games Commission, 1989-90; Enquiry Commission, XXVII Olympiad, 2000, 1993; Evaluation Commission, XXVIII Olympiad 2004, 1996.

Awards and Honours

Commander of the Order of the Niger, (CON).

Hobbies

Table tennis, lawn tennis, swimming, badminton, reading, music.

Phone Number

01-4962266, 967224.

Residential Address

15, Henry Adefope Crescent, off Opebi Road, P.O. Box 3532, Ikeja, Lagos.