| Intro | Nigerian academic |
| A.K.A. | Adesoji Obafemi Adelaja, Adesoji O. Adelaja, AO Adelaja, Adelaja |
| Is | Academic |
| From | Nigeria |
| Type | Education |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
1956 |
| Age | 65 years |
Adesoji Obafemi Adelaja (born 1956) is a Nigerian academic and John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy at Michigan State University.
A native of Lagos born in 1956, Adelaja attended Pennsylvania State University in the United States and pursued graduate study at West Virginia University. Upon completing his doctorate, Adelaja taught at Idaho State University for a year, then joined the faculty of Rutgers University in 1986. He became John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy at Michigan State University in 2004. In 2018, the West Virginia University School of Business inducted Adelaja into its Roll of Distinguished Alumni.