Abu-Ghazaleh Presents the Adel Al-Sadi Award to Top ASCA Student

Abu-Ghazaleh to present Al-Sadi award to the top student of every round of ASCA exams held annually

DAMSCUS June 4, 2008 Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman of the Arab Society of Certified Accountants (ASCA), presented the Adel Al-Sadi Award of Distinction to ASCA student Abdul Wahhab Al-Shebani from Yemen, who obtained the top scores in the 2007 round of examinations.

A special ceremony marking this occasion was held at the Adel Al-Sadi auditorium at the Society of Commercial Institutions? Alumni in Damascus yesterday.

Abu-Ghazaleh had decided to present this award to the top student of every round of ASCA exams held annually in November, to honor the memory of Mr. Al-Sadi who was one of ASCA?s founding members. The award consists of a cash prize of five thousand dollars and a certificate of distinction.

ASCA is a non-profit organization established in 1984, with the purpose of qualifying accountants, elevating the accounting profession while preserving its independence and applying professional standards to the discipline.

ASCA is classified as one of seven prestigious international accounting bodies according to a bulleting issued by IAS Plus, which in turn has enhanced the status of the Arab Certified Public Accountant (ACPA) certificate issued by ASCA.