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Joseph Adetunji Adefarasin (24 April 1921 – 28 March 1989) was a Nigerian lawyer and High Court judge. He was one of the foremost students of Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos from 1932 to 1939 and studied law at University of London from 1946 to 1949.
Joseph Adefarasin was the Second Chief Judge of Lagos from 1 November 1974 to 24 April 1985.
He was the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1977 to 1981. He was the first African to hold this position and was awarded the Henry Dunant Medal, which is the highest World Red Cross award.
He was married to Hilda Adefarasin. They had five children including Wale Adefarasin, Bola Adefarasin, Yinka Ogundipe, Michael Adeyemi Adefarasin and Paul Adefarasin.
References
External links
Biography at Red Cross International Archived 2021-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
Biography at Nigerian Red Cross
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- The Last Vermeer
- Elizabeth (film)
- Sinach
- Academy Award untuk Sinematografi Terbaik
- Joseph Adefarasin
- Paul Adefarasin
- Hilda Adefarasin
- Ijebu Ode
- Igbobi College
- Government of Lagos State
- Deaths in March 1989
- Chief Judge of Lagos State
- Lagos State Judiciary
- Henry Dunant Medal
