Lamidi Olayiwola ADEYEMI, (Oba)

Biographical record

Title

HRM

Surname

ADEYEMI, (Oba)

First Name

Lamidi

Other Names

Olayiwola

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

October 15, 1939,

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Oyo State

Place of Birth

Apo-gin Compound, Oke-Aafin, Oyo,

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Single

Profession

traditional Ruler

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St Andrew's Practising School, Oyo, 1944-46, Ansar-Ud- Deen Primary School, Iseyin, 1946-47, Ake Primary School, Alake's Palace, 1948, Boys' Modern School, Obalende and Tinubti Methodist School, Lagos, 1949-54, St. Gregory's College, Lagos 1954-59;

Previous Appointments

Ramson and Brothers, Lagos, I960; Clerical Officer, Royal Exchange Assurance Company, Lagos; appointed Alaafin of Oyo (by Oyomesi) November 1979 and installed since January 14, 1971; appointed First Chancellor, University of Sokoto (now Usman Dan Fodio University), since July, 1978; Justice of Peace, 1979; Traditional Titles: Alaafin of Oyo, Iku Baba Yeye, Alase Ekeji Orisa;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

Commander of the Order of Federal Republic (CFR), 1979

Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions

Honorary Doctor of Laws (Hon. LLD) Usman Dan Fodio Unive-sity, February, 1982;

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Oyo Chieftaincy Institution and Modernism

Hobbies

boxing, football,

Other Relevant Information

Influential Yoruba traditional ruler who presently rules the ancient town of Oyo, centre of the expansive Old Oyo Empire which until the nineteenth century was the imperial structure in Yoruba land. Born in 1939 and succeeded a long line ofhistorically renowned kings among whom was the deified Sango.

Official Address

Alaafin's Palace, Oyo, Oyo State.