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Eliezer Batista
Brazilian engineer and politician (–)
Eliezer Batista | |
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Batista as Minister of Mines and Energy | |
| In office – | |
| In office 1 January – 31 December | |
| Born | Eliezer Batista da Silva ()4 May Nova Era, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | 18 June () (aged&#;94) Hospital Samaritano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Spouse | Jutta Fuhrken &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Inguelore Scheunemann &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 7, including Eike |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Parana |
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Eliezer Batista da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation:[eliˈɛzeɾbaˈtʃistɐdɐˈsiwvɐ]; 4 May – 18 June ) was a Brazilian businessman, engineer and politician.
In , 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 $ 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 to
Early life and education
Batista was born 4 May in Nova Era, Minas Gerais, to José 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 Paraná in [4]
Personal life
Batista was married to Jutta Fuhrken, a native of Hamburg, Germany, with whom he had seven children, including Eike Batista.
In , he divorced her and subsequently remarried to Inguelore Scheunemann, a dentist and former professor and rectoress at the Federal University of Pelotas, also of German origin.