| Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi III | |
| Succession: | Ewi of Ado Ekiti |
| Reign: | 1990 - present |
| Predecessor: | Samuel Adeyemi George-Adelabu I |
| House: | Aladesanmi |
| Birth Name: | Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi |
| Birth Date: | 1945[1] |
| Birth Place: | Nigeria |
Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi III CON (born 1945) is a Yoruba Oba and the current Ewi of Ado Ekiti.[2]
Aladesanmi succeeded Adelabu I as the Ewi of Ado Ekiti in 1990.[3]
He serves as the chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University and was formerly the chancellor at the University of Jos.[4] [5]
In 2000 Aladesanmi was made a Commander of the Order of the Niger.[6]
In 2018 Aladesanmi offered aid and support for Ayo Fayose, the Governor of Ekiti, after 400 members of the Government House were detained by police in a period of political turmoil.[7] While laying the foundation of a new hall in Aladesanmi's official palace, Ibrahim Dankwambo, the Governor of Gombe State, also voiced support for Fayose and referred to him as the "symbol" of the People's Democratic Party.[8] Aladesanmi and Fayose both spoke about the importance of peace and the rights of the people of Ado Ekiti in choosing their political leaders.[9]