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SAFA Past Presidents:
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| Mr P.N. Shah,
FCA |
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At the meeting of the heads of accounting bodies in South Asian countries held
on 22nd August 1984 at New Delhi, Mr P.N. Shah, FCA was elected as the first
President of SAFA for the years 1984 and 1985.
A member of ICAI since 1950, Mr P.N. Shah has been the President of ICAI for
the year 1983-84 after being elected as its Vice President for the year
1982-83. He served the Council of ICAI and its various Committees from 1973 to
1985.
Mr P.N. Shah has also authored several professional books. He is also the
co-author of the History of Accountancy Profession in India (Vol. II) published
by ICAI.
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| Mr Lakshman
R. Watawala, FCA |
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Mr Lakshman R. Watawala, FCA is a fellow member of ICASL and the Chartered
Institute of Management Accountants of the United Kingdom. He was elected as
the first Vice President of SAFA for 1984 and 1985 at the meeting of the heads
of accounting bodies in South Asian countries held on 22nd August 1984 at New
Delhi. He was elected as President of SAFA for the year 1986 by the Assembly at
its second meeting held on 3rd-4th December 2005.
Mr Lakshman R. Watawala was the President of ICASL from 1984 to 1987 having
served the Council for over twenty years.
Mr Lakshman R. Watawala has been the Chairman of various public sector entities
in Sri Lanka.
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| Mr Ebrahim
S.H. Dahodwala, FCA |
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Mr Ebrahim S.H. Dahodwala, FCA was elected as President of ICAP for the period
1986-88. He has held various significant positions in the ICAP Council and its
Committees. He was elected as President of SAFA for the year 1987 at fourth
meeting of the Assembly.
Mr Ebrahim S.H. Dahodwala graduated in Commerce from Bombay University and
qualified as Chartered Accountant (then known as Registered Accountant) in 1950
from Pakistan.
Besides representation on various national Committees, Mr Ebrahim S.H.
Dahodwala has also been nominated on the International Accounting Standards
Steering Committee on Assets and Expenses and the Financial and Management
Accounting Committee of the IFAC.
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| Mr Mohammad
Yunus, FCA |
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Mr Mohammad Yunus, FCA was the President of ICAB in 1984. He has over the years
served the Council of ICAB and held several important positions within ICAB.
The SAFA Assembly elected him as President for the year 1988 at its sixth
meeting.
Md Yunus has been in practice as a Chartered Accountant since 1963. One of the
seniormost Chartered Accountants of the country, Md Yunus has also been the
President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) in 1983-84 and
1992-93. He has also served the Executive Committee of DCCI for six years and
as Director of Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI)
for two terms.
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| Mr
V. Kalayanaraman, FICW |
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Mr V. Kalayanaraman, FICWA is a fellow member of ICWAI and an Associate member
of the British Institute of Management. He has been serving the Council of
ICWAI since 1971 and was elected as its President during 1975-76. SAFA Assembly
elected him as the President for the year 1989 at its ninth meeting.
Mr V. Kalayanaraman has also been part of the formation process of IFAC and
CAPA. He also served as member of the Financial and Management Accounting
Committee of IFAC during 1983-89. He has also been member of several bodies
constituted by the Government of India.
Mr V. Kalayanaraman has authored publications and undertaken studies on several
professional subjects
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| Mr Mian Mumtaz
Abdullah, FCMA |
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Mr Mian Mumtaz Abdullah, FCMA, a fellow member of ICMAP, was elected as
President of SAFA for the year 1990 at its 11th Assembly meeting. He, during
his tenure in the ICMAP Council from 1986 to 1993, was also elected as its
President.
Mr Mian Mumtaz Abdullah has been nominated on several Committees and Boards of
the Government of Pakistan and contributed immensely to the standard-setting
and other regulatory bodies.
Mr Mian Mumtaz Abdullah has also been the author of over 40 national and
international publications
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| Mr Habibur
Rahman, FCMA |
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Mr Habibur Rahman, FCMA is a Fellow member of ICMAB and of the Chartered
Institute of Management Accountants of the United Kingdom. During membership of
the ICMAB Council from 1980 to 1988, he also served as President for the years
1991 and 1997.
Mr Habibur Rahman was elected as President of SAFA for the year 1991 by the
Assembly at its 14th meeting
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| Mr K.M.
Agarwal, FCA |
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K.M. Agarwal, FCA was elected as President of SAFA by the Assembly at its 17th
meeting held on 27th February, 1992 at Madras, India. He has been the President
of ICAI for the term 1990-92. During his term in the Council of ICAI, he held
Chairmanship and served as member in various significant Committees of ICAI.
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| Mr Ajith
Nivard Cabraal, FCA |
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Mr Ajith Nivard Cabraal, FCA, an Eisenhower Fellow and former Provincial
Councilor in Sri Lanka, has been the President of ICASL. He is an
internationally renowned Consultant in corporate governance practices and the
founder Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of Sri Lanka. He is also
the President of the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association
of Sri Lanka.Mr Ajith Nivard Cabraal was elected as the President of SAFA at
20th meeting of the Assembly.
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| Mr Ebrahim
Sidat, FCA |
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Mr Ebrahim Sidat, FCA, a fellow member of ICAP, was elected as its President
for the years 1989-90 and 1990-91. He served the ICAP Council from 1975 to 1993
and during this period, contributed towards the activities of various
Committees of ICAP. SAFA Assembly elected him as President for the year 1994 at
its 22nd meeting.
Mr Ebrahim Sidat, besides his nomination on the various Committees constituted
by the Government of Pakistan, has been advising the Government on the issues
related to the privatization and disinvestment of public sector enterprises.
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| Mr Jamal Uddin
Ahmad, FCA |
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Mr Jamal Uddin Ahmad, FCA was the President of ICAB for two terms in 1989 and
1992. He has been serving the Council of ICAB since 1989. He was elected by
SAFA Assembly at its 25th meeting as President for the year 1995.
Also a Fellow of the ICAEW, Mr Jamal Uddin Ahmad obtained his Master's degree
in Commerce from Dhaka University in 1954 with the top position. One of the
seniormost and outstanding Chartered Accountants of the country, Mr Jamal Uddin
Ahmad has held the position of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Bangladesh
Government from 1977 to 1982. He also served, at different times, as President
of the Chittagong Association in Dhaka and member of the Executive Committee of
MCCI and Company Law Committee constituted by the Bangladesh Government.
Mr Jamal Uddin Ahmad is also the Chairman of the Centre of Excellence on Ethics
and Independence of Auditors of SAFA. He was also a member of the Public Sector
Committee of IFAC during 1993-1995.
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| Mr K.R.S.
Sastry, FICWA |
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Mr K.R.S. Sastry, FICWA is a Fellow member of ICWAI. He also holds Masters’
degree in Business Administration and qualifications as Company Secretary and
the Certified Cost Analyst from the USA.
Mr K.R.S. Sastry has served ICWAI Council from 1992 to 1997. He was elected as
President of SAFA for the year 1996 at the 28th Assembly meeting.
Mr K.R.S. Sastry has extensive experience of strategic activities of thermal
power stations and fertilizer, steel and oil industries in Bangladesh.
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| Prof Dr
Khawaja Amjad Saeed, FCMA |
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Prof Dr Khawaja Amjad Saeed, FCMA is a Fellow member of ICMAP, ICAP, the
Institute of Corporate Secretaries of Pakistan, Institute of Marketing
Management, Institute of Taxation Management and Institute of Chartered
Secretaries and Managers. He has also obtained various other prestigious
qualifications including Degree of Philosophy in Business Administration from
the United States of America.
Prof Dr Khawaja Amjad Saeed served as President of ICMAP for the years 1997-99.
SAFA Assembly elected him as its President for the year 1997 at its 31st
meeting. He represented Pakistan during 1988-90 on the Financial and Management
Accounting Committee of the IFAC. He also served on the Governing Council of
IFAC from 1997-2000.
Prof Dr Khawaja Amjad Saeed has authored 31 books on various professional
subjects apart from contributing over 400 articles in the journals published by
the national and international bodies.
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| Mr Chowdhury
Hafizur Rahman, FCMA |
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Chowdhury Hafizur Rahman, FCMA, a Fellow member of ICMAB, served as President
of ICMAB for the years 1994 and 1996. He has been serving the Council of ICMAB
since 1986. SAFA Assembly, at its 32nd meeting, elected him as its President
for the year 1998.
Chowdhury Hafizur Rahman has held various significant positions in public and
private sector organisations in Bangladesh. He has also held the post of Deputy
Controller of Accounts for over ten years and has been a member of the Turnover
Tax Commission of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
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| Mr T.S.
Vishwanath, FCA |
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Mr T.S. Vishwanath, FCA was elected as President of SAFA by the Assembly at its
35th meeting. He has been the President of ICAI for 1996-97 after being elected
as its Vice President for the year 1995-96. During his term in the Council of
ICAI, he held Chairmanship and served as member in various significant
Committees of ICAI.
A Commerce graduate from the University of Delhi and a Fellow member of ICAI,
Mr T.S. Vishwanath has been in practice for over 30 years. He has served from
time to time as Chairman and member of the various bodies of the Government of
India, Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India and
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority.
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| Mr
Lal Nanayakkara, FCA |
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At 40th SAFA Assembly meeting, Mr Lal Nanayakkara, FCA was elected as President
for the year 2000. He has also been the President of ICASL.
Mr Lal Nanayakkara has been a Board member of the Securities and Exchange
Commission of Sri Lanka and member of the Company Law Advisory Committee. He is
the Chairman of the Statutory Auditing Standards Committee of ICASL and a
member of the Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board.
Mr Lal Nanayakkara also chaired the SAFA sub-committee on Globalization of
Trade in Services.
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| Mr Pir
Mohammad A. Kaliya, FCA |
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Mr Pir Mohammad A. Kaliya, FCA is a Fellow member of ICAP and an Associate
member of ICMAP, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of the United
Kingdom and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of the
United Kingdom.
Mr Pir Mohammad A. Kaliya, during his term in the ICAP Council from 1971, was
elected as its Vice President for the years 1974-75 and 1998-99. He was elected
as President of ICAP for the year 2000-01. He also served various important
Committees of ICAP during this period.
Mr Pir Mohammad A. Kaliya was elected as President of SAFA for the year 2001 at
43rd Assembly meeting.
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| Mr Zahir Uddin
Ahmed, FCA |
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Mr Zahir Uddin Ahmed, FCA was the President of ICAB for two terms in 1975-76
and 1981. He has been in the Council of ICAB since its inception. At 46th SAFA
Assembly meeting, he was elected as President for the year 2002.
Mr Zahir Uddin Ahmed is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants, London. He was an honorary lecturer in the Department of
Management of Dhaka University for nearly 25 years.
Mr Zahir Uddin Ahmed has served as Member of several committees including the
Cost and Price Consultative Committee and Company Law Reforms Committee formed
by the Government of Bangladesh.
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| Mr Ashok Chandak,
FCA |
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Mr Ashok Chandak, FCA was elected as President for the year 2003 by SAFA
Assembly at its 48th meeting. He had earlier served as the Chairman of the
Centre of Excellence on Education, Examination, Training and CPE.
Mr Ashok Chandak was the President of ICAI for the year 2002-03 and during his
term as a member of the Council from 1995 to 2004, served several standing and
non-standing Committees of ICAI.
Mr Ashok Chandak has also served in various Committees and Bodies formed by the
Government of India, Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of
India, Central Board of Direct Taxes and Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority. He has also been a member of the Small and Medium Practices
Permanent Task Force of IFAC.
Mr Ashok Chandak has authored various professional publications on indirect
taxes.
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| Mr.
Badruddin Fakhri, ICMAP |
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Mr. Badruddin Fakhri was elected as President SAFA for the year 2004 in the
52nd SAFA Assembly held at Lahore on January 17, 2004.
He was President of ICMAP in 2002 and President of PIPFA in 2001. He has been
Technical Advisor to the Education Committee of International Federation of
Accountants for 1999-2003. He completed a course in Advanced Financial
Management from Strachclyde Business School, Glasgow, UK in 1984.
Fakhri has been Chairman of various Committees of different Organizations,
including Citizens Health Liaison Council. He has been Chief Editor for four
years of “Management Accountant”, an official Journal of ICMAP. He is also
Rotarian and member of Rotary Club Karachi South. He has written a large number
of articles on different subjects, which have been published in the magazines
and leading newspapers. He has widely traveled and has made several
presentations in national as well as international conferences
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| Mr. Md. Nurul
Hassan, FCMA |
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Mr. Md. Nurul Hassan, FCMA, Past President of the Institute of Cost &
Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) was elected as President of SAFA
at 56th Assembly meeting held on December 5, 2004 at Sri Lanka.
Mr. Md. Nurul Hassan, FCMA, a practising Cost Auditor & Consultant did his
graduation degree in Commerce from the University of Dhaka. He had his
post-graduate diploma in Management Accounting from Highbury College of
Technology, England which included internship at IBM’s European Headquarters at
Portsmouth, England. He is also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Cost and
Management Accountants of Bangladesh.
Mr. Hassan takes interest in writing and has so far authored ten books. e
edited "The Cost and Management", the bi-monthly journal of the Institute for
ten years in three terms. He was the Columnist of the New Nation, a leading
English daily newspaper of Bangladesh.
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| Mr. Sunil Goyal,
FCA |
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Mr. Sunil Goyal, FCA, Past President of ICAI was elected as the President SAFA
at 59th SAFA Assembly meeting held on 28th December 2005 at Kathmandu, Nepal.
Mr. Sunil Goyal has held various positions at International Forums. He had been
the Board member of IFAC, CAPA and member of Strategic Committee of CAPA.
Presently he is a member of IFAC SMP Committee.
Besides being a member of the ICAI from 1980, Mr. Sunil Goyal is also a member
of the other sister Institutes namely, the Institute of Cost & Works
Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is
also Masters of Commerce and Arts, Graduate in Law and, P.G. Diploma holder in
Taxation as well as in Labour Laws.
A prolific writer, Mr. Sunil Goyal authored many books and also contributed in
bringing out various publications of ICAI’s in accountancy, auditing and
taxation. He has been actively associated, for a number of years with various
professional and social associations. Articles contributed by him on various
matters of interest and importance to the profession have been published in
leading Journals.
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| Mr. Indrajith Fernando,
ICA SL |
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Mr. Asela Indrajith Fernando, aged 45 years has been elected as the President
of SAFA at 63rd Assembly meeting. Besides being a Fellow member of Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, he is also a fellow member of CIMA U.K. He
was the immediate past president of Institute of Chartered Accountant of Sri
Lanka.
Mr Fernando is also the Chairman of the Committee for Improvement in
Transparency, Accountability and Governance of SAFA and is a member of
Developing Nations Committee (DNC) of International Federation of Accountants
(IFAC).
He has been an ex-officio member of various institutions namely, Securities
& Exchange Commision of Srilanka, National Institute of Business Management
and PG Institute of Management (University of Sri Jayewardenapura).
He has vast exposure in corporate sector of more than two decades. He has
served in the corporate at various strategic positions and capacities.
Currently he is the Director/Chief Executive Officer of Bartleet TransCapital
Ltd.
He has made several presentations in various national and international
conferences and seminars organized by IFAC, CAPA, ICA SL and many other
national & international professional bodies.
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