Bala Achi (2 ga Disamba, 1956 - 5 ga Afrilu, 2005) ya kasance sanannen masanin tarihin Niɡeriya, marubuci kuma masanin ilimi. An haifi Bala Achi a gidan Achi Kanan da Zuciya Achi a ranar 2 ga Disamba, 1956. Shi ne na uku a gidan. Ya kasance aikinsa na ilimi a LEA Primary School, Zonzon, Zangon Kataf LGA inda ya rike mukamin Headboy (1968-1969), daga nan ne ya zarce zuwa St. John's Colleɡe (wanda daga baya ake kira Rimi Colleɡe), a Kaduna bayan samun wata Takardar Makarantar Leavinɡ a 1969, don karatun sakandaren sa, inda kuma ya kasance Shugaban Fellow kungiyar daliban Kiristocin (FCS) daga 1973 har zuwa lokacin da aka kammala shi da Takaddar Makarantar Afirka ta Yamma (WASC) a 1974.