List of Past Oonis of Ife

1ST ODUDUWA

2ND OSANGANGAN OBAMAKIN

3RD OGUN

4TH OBALUFON OGBOGBODIRIN

5TH OBALUFON ALAYEMORE

6TH ORANMIYAN

7TH AYETISE

8TH LAJAMISAN

9TH LAJODOOGUN

10TH LAFOGIDO

11TH ODIDIMODE ROGBEESIN

12TH AWOROKOLOKIN

13TH EKUN

14TH AJIMUDA

15TH GBOONIJIO

16TH OKANLAJOSIN

17TH ADEGBALU

18TH OSINKOLA

19TH OGBORUU

20TH GIESI

21ST LUWOO (FEMALE)

22ND LUMOBI

23RD AGBEDEGBEDE

24TH OJELOKUNBIRIN

25TH LAGUNJA

26TH LARUNNKA

27TH ADEMILU

28TH OMOGBOGBO

29TH AJILA-OORUN

30TH ADEJINLE

31ST OLOJO

32ND OKITI

33RD LUGBADE

34TH ARIBIWOSO

35TH OSINLADE

36TH ADAGBA

37TH OJIGIDIRI

38TH AKINMOYERO 1770-1800

39TH GBANLARE 1800-1823

40TH GBEGBAAJE 1823-1835

41ST WUNMONIJE 1835-1839

42ND ADEGUNLE ADEWELA 1839-1849

43RD DEGBINSOKUN 1849-1878

44TH ORARIGBA 1878-1880

45TH DERIN OLOGBENLA- He was a powerful warrior! 1880-1894

46TH ADELEKAN (OLUBUSE I)- He was the first Ooni to travel outside Ile-Ife to Lagos in 1903 when he was invited by the then Governor General to settle the dispute involving Elepe of Epe. All Yoruba Kings including the Alaafin left their respective thrones as a mark of respect for the Ooni. They returned to their respective stools after Ooni returned to Ile-Ife from Lagos. Oba Adelekan Olubuse was nicknamed ‘ERIOGUN’; Akitikori; Ebitikimopiri.
1894-1910

47TH ADEKOLA 1910-1910

48TH ADEMILUYI (AJAGUN)- He also was reputed to be a powerful Monarch.1910-1930

49TH ADESOJI ADEREMI- Very intelligent with good foresight, he was invited to be minister without portfolio when he ruled from 1951 to 1955. He was the first indigenous governor of Western Nigeria. One of his most laudable achievements was the establishment of the great University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) at Ile-Ife.
1930-1980

50TH OKUNADE SIJUWADE OLUBUSE 11- He was the grandson of Olubuse l (The 46th Ooni) from Ogboru Ruling Family. Some describe him as ‘the Royal Eagle’, elegant, self-confident, cosmopolitan, stylish, well-informed and hardworking. As the father of all, civic activities occupied most of his time. 1980-2015

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