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SAFA Assembly |
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About
SAFA Assembly
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As per the Constitution
of SAFA the Assembly shall comprise
of President, Vice-president, Immediate
Past President (ex-officio) Secretary-General
and the heads of the member bodies
or authorized representative of
the member body. Head of member
bodies may be accompanied at the
meetings of the Assembly, by one
technical advisor who shall have
no right to vote and in case of
his inability to attend any of the
Assembly meetings he can be represented
by his technical advisor or any
other person nominated by the member
body. In such a case that representative
shall have a right to vote upon
being duly authorized in writing
by the concerned member body. A
member body, whose representative
has been elected as President or
Vice-President as the case may be,
shall vote in their capacity as
representative of that member body.
President, Vice-President, Immediate
Past President and Secretary-General
shall have no right to vote. However,
President or the person chairing
the meeting in his absence shall
have a casting vote in case of tie
on proposals requiring simple majority.
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Objectives
and Functions of SAFA Assembly
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The Assembly shall
based upon the recommendation of
the SAFA Board or otherwise have
the authority to take all the steps
considered necessary to further
the mission and the objectives of
SAFA including performing the functions
of:
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Approval of budget
and work programme;
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Issues of strategies,
policy and those emergent in
nature;
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Determine the
financial contributions to be
made by each member body and
the uses to which these should
be put;
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4. |
Admit or reject
applications for membership
of SAFA;
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5. |
Admit or reject
application for admission as
observer;
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6. |
Consideration
and approval of audited financial
statements of SAFA;
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Appointment of
auditor for each accounting
year and fix their remuneration;
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Establish rules
and procedure consistent with
the provisions of the Constitution;
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9. |
Accept resignation
of a member body or an Observer;
and
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Modification
in the Constitution, as may
be required.
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Assembly
Members
President
Name:
Mr. Komal Bahadur Chitracar
Address:
Babar
Mahal,
POB 5289,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone:+977
11 5258569, 4245925,
+9779851024571
Fax:+977
1 4258568
Email:
chitracar@wlink.com.np |
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Mr. Komal Bahadur
Chitracar has been
elected President
of South Asian Federation
of Accountants (SAFA)
for the year 2010
at the Assembly
meeting of SAFA
held on 23 January
2010 at Kathmandu,
Nepal. Prior to
this election, Mr.
Chitracar was the
Vice President of
SAFA for 2009.
Mr. Komal Bahadur
Chitracar is
also the founding
president of the
Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Nepal
(ICAN). He was actively
associated with
development and
institutionalization
of accounting profession
in Nepal. He served
in the first council
of ICAN (1998-2001)
and as its first
president (1997-1999).
He has been continuously
engaged in the various
committees of ICAN.
Mr.Chitracar has
been associated
with SAFA since
its inception. He
represented Nepal
in SAFA on behalf
of the Association
of Chartered Accountants
of Nepal, the predecessor
organization of
ICAN. Mr. Chitracar
is the fellow member
of both ICAN and
ICAI. He has been
in public practice
since 1970. He is
the senior partner
of KB Chitracar
& Co., Chartered
Accountants which
is one of the oldest
and prestigious
chartered accountancy
firms in Nepal.
Beside professional
engagements, Mr.
Chitracar is a dedicated
social worker and
is active in several
social organizations.
He served as the
President of the
Rotary Club of Kathmandu
Mid-Town in 2005-2006.
He is the founding
Secretary General
of Transparency
International Nepal.
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Vice-President
Name:
Mr. A.N. Raman
Address:
Plot
10, PN Muthukumaraswamy
Salai
Baby Nagar, 1st Main
Road, Velachery
Chennai-600 042
Phone:+91
44-30906831, +91 9840075719
Fax:+
91 11 24622156
Email:
anraman@gmail.com |
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Mr. A.N. Raman has been elected Vice-President
of South Asian Federation
of Accountants (SAFA)
for the year 2010
at the Assembly
meeting of SAFA
held on 23 January
2010 at Kathmandu,
Nepal.
Mr. Raman has worked
extensively in the
field of management
accounting--writing
and speaking avidly
on topics relating
to management accounting,
enterprise governance,
and cost management.
He currently works
as a consultant
on management accounting
topics with a focus
on activity-based
costing and target
costing in India.
He is a founding
member of the Total
Cost Management
(TCM) Division of
the Confederation
of Indian Industry
(CII).
Furthermore, Mr.
Raman is the current
Chair of the Professional
Accountants in Business
Committee at the
South Asian Federation
of Accountants (SAFA),
where he plays a
pivotal role in
promoting the work
of the IFAC PAIB
Committee in the
Asian region. In
addition, he is
also a member of
PAIB Committee of
IFAC.
Mr. Raman is a member
of the ICWAI, the
Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India,
and the Institute
of Certified Management
Accountants of Sri
Lanka.
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Advisor
Name:
Mr. Sheikh A. Hafiz
Address:
The Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of Bangladesh
CA Bhaban, 100 Kazi
Nazrul Islam Avenue
Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh
Phone:
+880-2-9115340,
9117521, 9137847
Fax:
+880-2-8119399
E-Mail:
sheikhhafiz@kpmg.com |
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Mr. Hafiz is a Senior
Partner of Rahman
Rahman Huq (RRH),
a leading firm of
Chartered Accountants
in Bangladesh. RRH
is a Member Firm
of KPMG International
, one of the "Big
4" Accounting Firms
in the World.
Mr. Hafiz is a senior
member of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of Bangladesh(ICAB).
He is also a fellow
member of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
in England & Wales
(ICAEW). Mr. Hafiz
is a Council Member
and a Past President
of ICAB.
Mr. Hafiz was a
member of the National
Gas Utilization
Committee. He was
a Director of Sonali
Bank Limited for
over six years and
currently a Director
of Agrani Bank Limited.
Mr. Hafiz is a dedicated
social worker and
is associated with
many social organizations
in various capacities.
He is the Chairman
of the Governing
Body of Dhanmondi
Rotary Club Girls'
High School at Savar
and is a Member
of Sweden-Bangladesh
Trust Fund Committee.
He is also a life
Member of the Bangladesh
Medical Studies
and Research Institute.
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Name:
Dr. Jamaluddin
Ahmed
President
The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Bangladesh
Address: Chartered
Accountant Bhaban,
100, Kazi Nazrul Islam
Avenue,
Kawran Bazar Commercial
Complex,Dhaka 1215,Bangladesh
Phone:+880-2-9115340
Email:
president@icab.org.bd |
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Name:
Mr. Md. Abdul
Aziz
President
The Institute of Cost
and Management Accountants
of Bangladesh
Address:
P.O. Box 2629,ICMA Bhaban,
Nilkhet, Dhaka 1205
Email:
icmab@citechco.net |
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Name:
CA. Amarjit Chopra
President
The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India
Address:
ICAI Bhawan, P.O. Box
No. 7100,
Indraprastha Marg,New
Delhi – 110002,India
Phone:+91-11-30110403
Email:
president@icai.org |
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CA. Amarjit Chopra,
a fellow member
of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of India (ICAI),
with more than three
decades of standing,
has been elected
as the President
of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of India (ICAI),
for the year 2010-11
by the Twenty First
Council on February
12, 2010. During
his tenure in the
Central Council,
he has been the
Chairman of Accounting
Standards Board,
Auditing and Assurance
Standards Board,
and Corporate Laws
Committee for two
years each and has
been the Chairman
of Expert Advisory
Committee, Financial
Reporting Review
Board, Committee
on Corporate Governance
and Committee on
Internal Audit for
an year each.
He was nominated
by the Punjab Government
on the Committee
for fixing the fee
for the medical
institutions. He
was nominated to
the Consultancy
Syndicate and Energy
Syndicate of the
MOU TASK FORCE for
the years 2008-09
and 2009-2010 respectively
constituted by the
Department of Public
Enterprises.
He has been a speaker
in International
Conferences on Quality
Control of Audit
and Corporate Governance
convergence with
IFRS at Dubai, Karachi,
Sri Lanka and London.
He is also a Technical
Advisor to International
Auditing and Assurance
Standards Board
as ICAI representative.
He was actively
involved in teaching
for more than 20
years at Delhi University
and is presently
visiting faculty
to some Management
Institutes. He has
been delivering
lectures in training
programmes at various
banking institutions
and C&AG Office.
He is on the Board
of various reputed
companies including
RICO Auto Ltd. He
was a Central Government
nominee on the Board
of Bank of Baroda
for a period of
three years up to
October, 2009 wherein
he was also the
Chairman of the
Audit Committee.
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Name:
Mr. G.N. Venkataraman
President
The Institute of Cost
and Works Accountants
of India
Address:
12, Sudder Street,
Kolkata – 700016,India
Phone:+91-
033-22522128
Email:
president@icwai.org |
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Shri G.N. Venkataraman
has been elected
President of the
Institute of Cost
and Works Accountants
of India for 2009-10.
Fellow Member of
the Institute of
Cost and Works Accountants
of India, Mr. Venkataraman
is a Commerce Graduate
from Mysore University
and a Law Graduate
from Bangalore University.
He is alumni of
the Indian Institute
of Management, Ahmedabad
and was also an
Associate Member
of the British Institute
of Management, London
Mr. Venkataraman
has a vast experience
of both public sector
and private sector
as he served
for over 14 years
in Private Sectors
like Tatas / TVS,
Yenkey etc and for
over 26 years in
Public Sectors in
different managerial
positions. He retired
as Director-Finance,
Mysore Paper Mills
Ltd Bangalore and
was responsible
for turning around
several Public Sectors
and Private Sectors
and in particular
Mysore Paper Mills
Ltd., from Rs. 92
Crores loss to 62
Crores profit. For
last 10 years, he
is practicing as
a Senior Partner
of M/s GNV & Associates,
Cost Accountants.
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Name:
Mr. Suvod Kr.
Karn
President
The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Nepal(ICAN)
Address:
Babar Mahal,POB 5289,
Kathmandu, Nepal |
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Mr.Suvod Kumar Karn,
BBA, LLB, FCA has
been elected President
of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of Nepal (ICAN)
for the year 2009-2010.
He was Vice President
for the year 2008-2009.
Graduated in Commerce
from Tribhuvan University,
Kathmandu, and Law
from Bihar University,
India, Mr. Karn
is a Fellow Member
of ICAN and ICAI.
Mr. Karn qualified
as Chartered Accountant
from the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of India (ICAI)
in 1993 and founded
the professional
accounting firm
Suvod Associates.
He has also served
almost eight years
in various senior
management levels
in Public and Private
Sector Organizations
in Nepal.
Mr. Karn is dedicated
to promotion and
development of accounting
profession in Nepal.
He became council
member of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of Nepal (ICAN)
2006-09 (Fourth
Council) as well
as 2009-2012 (Fifth
Council). Since
then, he has been
contributing to
strengthen and building
of the Institute.
During his tenure
as a Council member
he had shouldered
many responsibilities.
He also became the
elected Executive
Member of the Association
of Chartered Accountants
of Nepal (ACAN)
for the year 2000-01.
He has represented
the Institute in
the Executive Committee
(2008-09), Examination
Committee (2008-09),
Continuing Professional
Committee (2007-08),
Professional Development
Committee (2008-09),
Disciplinary Committee
(2006-07 & 2007-08),
Scholarship Selection
Committee (2008-09),
Law Reform Committee
(2008-09) and Task
force on Middle
Level Accounting
Manpower (2007-08)
He has widely traveled
in and out of Nepal
including India,
Bangladesh, Italy,
Netherlands, France
& Belgium. He is
also a resource
person in various
training and workshops
conducted by the
Institute.
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Name:
Mr. Hasan
A. Bilgrami
President
The Institute
of Cost and
Management Accountants
of Pakistan |
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Mr. Hasan
A Bilgrami,
45, has
been elected
as the President
of the Institute
for a period
of three
years i.e.
2009 to
2011. He
is President
& CEO of
BankIslami
Pakistan
Limited.
He is the
first member
from the
financial
sector to
head a professional
institute
of accountants.
Mr.Bilgrami
brings to
the Council
almost 20
years of
professional
experience
which includes
nine years
at Board
level.
Mr. Bilgrami
graduated
in Commerce
from Karachi
University
and is a
Fellow member
of the Institute
of Cost
& Management
Accountants
of Pakistan
and a Fellow
of the Canadian
Securities
Institute.
Mr. Hasan
A. Bilgrami
is the Founding
Chief Executive
Officer
and Director
of BankIslami.
His association
with BankIslami
started
as a consultant
to the sponsoring
shareholders
right at
the inception
of the project
where he
was responsible
for developing
the business
plan, arranging
permissions,
staffing
and capital
raising.
Previously
he worked
as the Head
of Asset
Management
with the
National
Investment
Trust (NIT),
as Country
Manager
Consumer
Banking
& Corporate
Business
with Gulf
Commercial
Bank (now
PICIC Commercial
Bank Limited)
as General
Manager
Corporate
Finance
with ORIX
Investment
Bank and
as Director
and Head
of Corporate
Finance
with Khalid
Majid Husain
Rahman,
then a member
firm of
Deloitte
& Touche.
He is a
Director
on the Board
BankIslami's
subsidiary,
BankIslami
Modaraba
Investment
Limited,
KSB Pumps
Limited
as well
as a Chairman
of its Audit
Committee,
Haleeb Foods
Limited,
Institute
of Capital
Markets
and Pakistan
Institute
of Corporate
Governance.
He has also
been a Director
on boards
of PICIC,
Soneri Bank
Limited,
Crescent
Commercial
Bank Limited,
Fauji Fertilizer
Company
Limited
and National
Refinery
Limited.
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Name: Mr. Abdul
Rahim Suriya
President
The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Pakistan
Phone:+92
427590214
Email:
i.afzal@lhr.aasr.com.pk |
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Mr. Abdul Rahim
Suriya is a fellow
member of ICAP and
a fellow member
of the Institute
of Cost and Management
Accountants of Pakistan.
He has around 25
years post qualification
experience in the
field of Accounting,
Auditing and Operational
Management. He did
his audit training
with A.F.Ferguson
& Co., Chartered
Accountants and
has served in various
national and international
reputed organizations
on different senior
positions including
as an Executive
Director in a reputed
pharmaceutical company.
Mr. Suriya is serving
at the Council for
the last 12 years.
He served the Southern
Regional Committee
from 1993 to 1996
and elected as its
Chairman in the
year 1995-96.
He has been the
Chief Editor of
ICAP’s Journal Pakistan
Accountant, and
Chairman sub-committee
of ICAP and ICMAP
for Evaluation of
Best Annual Reports.
He represented Pakistan
as a member of International
Accounting Education
Standards Board
of International
Federation of Accountants
(IFAC) from 2002
to 2008. Recently,
he has authored
a book “A guide
to Business Decision
Making” for the
students of management
accounting.
At present he is
running his firm
under the name and
style of A.R Suriya
& Co, Chartered
Accountants. He
is also engaged
in providing training
in subjects relating
to accounting and
finance.
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Name:
Mr. T
S H Mudalige
President
The Institute
of Chartered
Accountants
of Sri Lanka
Address:
30A, Malasekera
Mawatha,
Colombo – 7,Sri
Lanka
Email:
nishan@eodel.com
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Assembly
Meetings
| S.No. |
Meeting
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Date(s)
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Venue |
| 1. |
64th |
15th January 2007 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 2. |
63rd |
18th December 2006 |
Kathmandu, Nepal
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| 3. |
62nd |
1st October 2006 |
Chennai, India |
| 4. |
61st |
15th July 2006 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 5. |
60th |
18th April 2006 |
Karachi, Pakistan |
| 6. |
59th |
28th December 2005 |
Kathmandu, Nepal
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| 7. |
58th |
3rd September 2005 |
New Delhi, India |
| 8. |
57th |
8th May 2005 |
Karachi, Pakistan |
| 9. |
56th |
5th December 2004 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 10. |
55th |
26th-27th August
2004 |
New Delhi, India |
| 11. |
54th |
17th July 2004 |
Kathmandu, Nepal
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| 12. |
53rd |
11th March 2004 |
Jaipur, India |
| 13. |
52nd |
17th January 2004 |
Lahore, Pakistan |
| 14. |
51st |
11th October 2003 |
Kathmandu, Nepal
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| 15. |
50th |
5th-6th July 2003 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 16. |
49th |
2nd May 2003 |
Karachi, Pakistan |
| 17. |
48th |
2nd January 2003 |
Delhi, India |
| 18. |
47th |
26th May 2002 |
Mumbai, India |
| 19. |
46th |
22nd December 2001 |
Goa, India |
| 20. |
45th |
14th July 2001 |
Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| 21. |
44th |
3rd March 2001 |
Mussorie, India |
| 22. |
43rd |
13th-14th Nov 2000 |
Lahore, Pakistan |
| 23. |
42nd |
3rd August 2000 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 24. |
41st |
6th May 2000 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 25. |
40th |
24th January 2000 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 26. |
39th |
3rd December 1999 |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 27. |
38th |
20th September 1999 |
Islamabad, Pakistan |
| 28. |
37th |
20th April 1999 |
Chennai, India |
| 29. |
36th |
21st February 1999 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 30. |
35th |
3rd December 1998 |
Calcutta, India |
| 31. |
34th |
2nd August 1998 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 32. |
33rd |
3rd May 1998 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 33. |
32nd |
29th November 1997 |
Lahore, Pakistan |
| 34. |
31st |
13th December 1996 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 35. |
30th |
3rd June 1996 |
Calcutta, India |
| 36. |
29th |
25th April 1996 |
Burban, Pakistan |
| 37. |
28th |
10th January 1996 |
Vishakapatnam, India |
| 38. |
27th |
20th November 1995 |
New Delhi, India |
| 39. |
26th |
4th July 1995 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 40. |
25th |
20th March 1995 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
| 41. |
24th |
11th October 1994 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 42. |
23rd |
14th May 1994 |
Kathmandu, Nepal
|
| 43. |
22nd |
10th January 1994 |
Karachi, Pakistan |
| 44. |
21st |
20th October 1993 |
Chitangong, Bangladesh |
| 45. |
20th |
14th January 1993 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 46. |
19th |
19th November 1992 |
Lahore, Pakistan |
| 47. |
18th |
27th June 1992 |
Kathmandu, Nepal
|
| 48. |
17th |
27th February 1992 |
Madras, India |
| 49. |
16th |
28th November 1991 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 50. |
15th |
9th August 1991 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 51. |
14th |
16th January 1991 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 52. |
13th |
9th October1990 |
Lahore, Pakistan |
| 53. |
12th |
3rd June 1990 |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 54. |
11th |
25th-26th December1989 |
New Delhi, India |
| 55. |
10th |
20th May 1989 |
Islamabad, Pakistan |
| 56. |
9th |
25th January 1989 |
Bombay, India |
| 57. |
8th |
26th October 1988 |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 58. |
7th |
31st May 1988 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 59. |
6th |
5th December 1987 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 60. |
5th |
14th March 1987 |
Karachi, Pakistan |
| 61. |
4th |
17th December 1986 |
Calcutta, India |
| 62. |
3rd |
25th July 1986 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 63. |
2nd |
3rd-4th December
1985 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 64. |
1st |
13-14th May 1985 |
Karachi, Pakistan |
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