Isaiah Balat

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Isaiah Balat
Nigerian state Minister of Works and Housing
In office May, 1999 – December, 2000
President	Olusegun Obasanjo
Senator from Kaduna State
In office May, 2003 – May, 2007
Chairman of the Senate sub-Committee on Finance and appropriation
In office May, 2003 – May, 2004
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatisation
In office May, 2004 – December, 2005
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti-corruption
In office December, 2005 – May, 2007

Born	October 23, 1952 (1952-10-23) (age 55) Kaduna, Nigeria
Political party	People's Democratic Party
Residence	Abuja, Nigeria
Religion	Christianity
Website	http://www.isaiahbalat.com

Isaiah Chawai Balat (born October 23, 1952) is a Nigerian politician and business man from the state of Kaduna.

[edit] Early life and education

Isaiah Chawai Balat was born in Gora, a village in Zangon Kataf local government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Losing his mother as an infant, he had to live with his grandmother until he was mature enough to fend for himself. He later left the village and moved to the city to make a living. After his primary and post-primary education, he attended a sandwich programme in Marketing at the Kaduna Polytechnic between 1976 and 1978. Seeking to further his education, he attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School and the college of Petroleum and Energy Studies at Oxford, United Kingdom.

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