Eliezer Batista
Eliezer Batista | |
|---|---|
 Batista as Minister of Mines and Energy | |
| President of Vale S.A. | |
| In office 1979–1986 | |
| Minister of Ministry of Mines and Energy | |
| In office 1 January 1962 - 31 December 1984 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eliezer Batista da Silva 4 May 1924 Nova Era, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | 18 June 2018 (aged 94) Hospital Samaritano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Citizenship | Brazil |
| Spouse | Jutta Fuhrken
(m. 1954; div. 2009)Inguelore Scheunemann
(m. 2009) |
| Children | 7, including Eike |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Parana |
| Occupation | Businessman, engineer, politician |
Eliezer Batista da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [eliˈɛzeɾ baˈtistɐ da ˈsiɫvɐ]; 4 May 1924 – 18 June 2018) was a Brazilian businessman, engineer and politician. In 1979, he was appointed president of Vale do Rio Doce, a multinational metals and mining corporation headquartered in Brazil, and within six years, increased the company's annual profits from $36 million to $920 million.[1] Today, Vale S.A. is the largest producer of iron ore and nickel worldwide.
He was the father of former billionaire Eike Batista, once the richest man in the world.[2][3] Batista served as Minister to the Ministry of Mines and Energy from 1962 to 1984.
Early life and education[edit]
Batista was born 4 May 1924 in Nova Era, Minas Gerais to Jose Batista da Silva and Maria da Natividade Pereira, both of whom were of Portuguese descent. He received a degree in civil engineering from the Federal University of Parana in 1948.[4]
Personal life[edit]
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Batista was married to Jutta Fuhrken, a native of Hamburg, Germany, with whom he had seven children, including Eike Batista. In 2009, he divorced her and subsequently remarried to Inguelore Scheunemann, a dentist and former professor at the Federal University of Pelotas, also of German origin.
References[edit]
- ^ Riding, Alan (19 May 1985). "Mining for Profits in the Jungles of Brazil". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista dies". www.mining-journal.com. 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Vale announces the passing of two times president, Eliezer Batista". www.ibj-online.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Biography (in Portuguese) http://www.cpdoc.fgv.br/nav_jgoulart/htm/Biografias/Eliezer_Batista.asp Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine