Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi was born on October 15, 1938
He is from Alowolodu Royal House, and as a member of the House of Oranmiyan to
He father Raji Adeniran Adeyemi  became Alaafin in 1945 and was deposed and exiled in 1954 for sympathizing with the National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC).
Adeyemi III’s great-grandfather Atiba was Oba Atiba Atobatele, who founded New Oyo.whie his great-great grandfather, was Alaafin Abiodun direct descendant of Oranmiyan, the founder of the Oyo Empire.
Lamidi Adeyemi was chosen by the kingmakers on November 18, 1970, and then moved into the palace after completing the necessary rites under the tutelage of the Oyomesi.
Oba Adeyemi succeeded Alaafin Gbadegesin Ladigbolu II in 1970, during the governorship of Colonel Robert Adeyinka Adebayo,
He is a lover of boxing, as he was a boxer before ascending the throne of his Fathers
Lamidi Adeyemi III began his education at a Quranic School in Iseyin, after his primary education, He was offered admission into Igbobi College and St. Gregory’s College, Obalende. He chose to attend St. Gregory’s College Obalende.
Lamidi worked briefly  at the Royal Exchange Assurance in Lagos, while working at the Royal Exchange
Alaafin is married to 13 wives which include Ayaba Abibat Adeyemi, his senior wife other wives are Ayaba Rahmat Adedayo Adeyemi, Ayaba Mujidat Adeyemi, Ayaba Rukayat Adeyemi, Ayaba Folashade Adeyemi, Ayaba Badirat Ajoke Adeyemi, Ayaba Memunat Omowunmi Adeyemi, Ayaba Omobolanle Adeyemi, Ayaba Moji Adeyemi, Ayaba Anuoluwapo Adeyemi, and Ayaba Damilola Adeyemi
He was honored with the national honor of CFR at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, in 1979.
In 1980, the Federal Government appointed Kabiyesi Alaafin Lamidi Adeyemi III as the pioneering Chancellor of the newly established University of Sokoto, now Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto where he spent 12 years
He is in his second term as the Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri in Borno State.
