Soun of Ogbomosho
King of Ogbomoso Kingdom in Oyo state, Nigeria
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Soun of Ogbomoso is the official title given to the paramount ruler of Ogbomoso kingdom.[1] The current and the 28th Soun of Ogbomoso is Ọba Ghandi Afọlábí Oladunni Ọláoyè, Orumógege III,[2] a descendant of the 9th Soun of Ogbomoso,[3] the late Oba Laoye Orumogege from Baiyewuwon ruling house of Aremo House, Ode-Aremo, Ogbomoso.[4] He was crowned on the 21 December 2023 by the governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde.[5]
List of Souns of Ogbomoso
1- SOUN OLABANJO OGUNLOLA OGUNDIRAN (1659–1669)
2- SOUN LAKALE AREMU, SON OF OGUNLOLA (1669–1679)
3- SOUN KEKERE-ESUO, SON OF OGUNLOLA (1679–1690)
4- SOUN EIYE AGANNAGANNA, SON OF OGUNLOLA (1691–1713)
5- SOUN ARAPASOPO ERINSABA ALAMU JOGIORO, SON OF OGUNLOLA (1714–1770).
6- SOUN OLUSIMI (IKUMOYEDE) AJAO, SON OF JOGIORO (1770–1797)
7- SOUN OLOGOLO ORISA MATU, SON OF JOGIORO (1797–1811)
8- SOUN OLUKAN ADENIYI, GRAND SON OF LAKALE (1811)
9- SOUN TOYEJE AKANNI ALEBIOSU AARE ONA KAKANFO, SON OF IKUMOYEDE (1811–1825)
10- SOUN OLUWUSI AREMU, SON OF IKUMOYEDE (1825–1840)
11- SOUN JAYEOLA BAYEWUWON KELEBE, "AARE AROLOFIN" ALAO, SON OF IKUMOYEDE (1840–1842)
12- SOUN IDOWU BOLANTAN ADIGUN, SON OF IKUMOYEDE (1842–1845)
13- SOUN OGUNLABI ODUNARO, SON OF IKUMOYEDE (1845–1860)
14- SOUN OJO OLANIPEKUN ABURUMAKU AARE ONA KAKANFO, SON OF TOYEJE (1860–1869)
15- SOUN ALAMU OTUNLA (1869)
16- SOUN GBAGUNGBOYE AJAMASA AJAGUNGBADE I, SON OF OLUWUSI (1869–1871)
17- SOUN OLAOYE ATANDA ORUMOGEGE I, SON OF BAYEWUWON (1871–1901)
18- SOUN MAJEUNGBASAN AJIBOLA ELEPO I, SON OF BOLANTAN (1901–1908)
19- SOUN ADEGOKE OLAYODE I, SON OF ODUNARO (1908–1914)
20- SOUN OLAREWAJU ITABIYI I, SON OF ABURUMAKU (1914–1916)
21- SOUN BELLO AFOLABI ALABI OYEWUMI AJAGUNGBADE II, SON OF GBAGUNGBOYE (1916 - February 18, 1940)
22- SOUN AMAO OYETUNDE, SON OF OYEKOLA (1940– June 12 1944)
23- SOUN LAWANI OKE OLANIPEKUN ORUMOGEGE II, SON OF OLAOYE (October 16, 1944 – March 19, 1952)
24- OBA OLATUNJI ALAO ELEPO II, SON OF AJIBOLA (1952–1966)
25- OBA EMMANUEL OLAJIDE OLAYODE II, SON OF OLAYODE (1966–1969)
26- OBA SALAMI AJIBOYE ITABIYI II, SON OF OLAREWAJU ITABIYI (June 4, 1972 – June 2, 1973)
27- OBA JIMOH OYEWUMI AJAGUNGBADE III, SON OF AFOLABI OYEWUMI (October 24, 1973 – December 12,02021)
28- OBA GHANDI AFOLABI OLAOYE ORUMOGEGE III (September 8, 2023–Present)