Tan Sri Abdul Samad bin Alias is one of the key figures that had contributed to the development of the accountancy profession in Malaysia. He recently completed his term as the Vice-President of the
Malaysian Institute of Accountants and served as the 4th President in 2000 until 2005. He is the first Malaysian who served the
International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) board from 2005 to 2007.
In addition to his involvement in the accountancy profession, Datuk Abdul Samad also serves a number of government links corporations in various capacities. Presently, he chairs the boards of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad, Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad and
Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad
Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad (MDV) was established by the Government of Malaysia in 2002 with the objective of providing flexible and innovative financing facilities to develop the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector that had ...
.
He was awarded with Panglima Jasa Negara by the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia in 2003 and the ACCA Achievement Award 2006 for Asia by the
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Founded in 1904, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the global professional accounting body offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification (ACCA). It has 240,952 members and 541,930 future members worldwid ...
(ACCA) in recognition for his contribution to the accountancy profession in Malaysia and the region.
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
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Commander of the
Order of Meritorious Service (P.J.N.) - Datuk (2003)
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Commander of the
Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) - Tan Sri (2011)
References
External links
The official website of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Malaysian accountants
Living people
Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
Commanders of the Order of Meritorious Service
Year of birth missing (living people)
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