First Name: Kisshomaru
Last Name: Ueshiba
Birthday: June 27, 1921.
Place of Birth: Ayabe in Kyoto Prefecture.
Died: January 4, 1999.
Aikido Doshu.  
The third son of Morihei Ueshiba, From an early age Kisshomaru began to practise aikido and around 1941 he was designated as the successor to the Founder, Morihei Ueshiba. Kisshomaru attended school in Tokyo and graduated from the Faculty of Politics and Economics at Waseda University.

On April 26, 1969, the Founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, passed away and Kisshomaru Ueshiba became the second Aikido Doshu.