Mr John Falzon

Terms: 1965 – 1966, 1968 – 1970, 1973 – 1975
Milestone: First and longest-serving President of the Institute. Represented the Institute during a conference in New Delhi in 1975.

Mr Joseph N. Tabone

Terms: 1966 – 1966, 1982 – 1985
Milestone: Worked to strengthen MIA’s current international connections and to steer the Institute during the challenging period of the early 80s.

Mr Anthony H. Camilleri

Terms: 1966 – 1968
Milestone: The only President to come from the civil service, where he was later appointed accountant general.

Mr Charles J. Sammut

Terms: 1970 – 1972
Milestone: The editor of the Institute’s first journal, the Malta Accountant from 1959 - 1969.

Mr Sydney Barbara

Terms: 1972 – 1973
Milestone: Resigned in 1973 to take up high-level positions with the Government.

Mr Carmelo Mizzi

Terms: 1975 – 1977
Milestone: Worked hand in hand with his successor for the Institute to join IFAC.

Mr Albert E. Vella

Terms: 1977 – 1979
Milestone: Signed the agreement with IFAC at the International Congress of Accountants.

Mr Francis X. Naudi

Terms: 1979 – 1982
Milestone: Negotiated tough issues, including the Institute’s recognition and the Government’s taxation policy.

Mr Frederick Mifsud Bonnici

Terms: 1985 – 1988
Milestone: Sat for 32 years on council. Worked hard with his successor to join FEE.

Mr Lino Casapinta

Terms: 1988 – 1991
Milestone: Negotiated and signed the agreement for the Institute’s admission to FEE.

Mr Andrew L. Manduca

Terms: 1991 – 1993
Milestone: Led the Institute through the years of Malta’s becoming a financial centre.

Mr Charles Rapa

Terms: 1993 – 1995
Milestone: Continued working on the path set by his predecessor.

Mr John B. Zarb

Terms: 1995 – 1997
Milestone: Was often behind the scenes on technical issues and regulation.

Mr Anton Borg

Terms: 1997 – 1999
Milestone: Highlighted the Institute’s relationship with business.

Mr Steve K. Cachia

Terms: 1998 –  2001
Milestone: Pressed for the promotion of the profession as a career choice. Started process for joint exam with ACCA. Held the Institute’s first Biennial Conference.

Mr Benjamin Rizzo

Terms: 2001 –  2003
Milestone: Worked hard on education, and concluded agreements with ACCA and BPP.

Mr Anthony Zarb

Terms: 2003 –  2005
Milestone: Devised a holistic structure for the rationalisation of the profession and its organs.

Mr Mario P. Galea

Terms: 2005 –  2007
Milestone: Worked hard in the fields of ethics and education, and presided the discussion for a new standard for small entities.

Mr Simon Flynn

Terms: 2007 –  2009
Milestone: Pressed forward the launching of GAPSE, the Institute’s customised standard for small entities in Malta.

Mr Bernard G. Scicluna

Terms: 2009 –  2011
Milestone: Dealt with a number of technical issues, including the audit of small companies. Hosted the IAASB SMP Forum in Malta.

Mr Anthony Doublet

Terms: 2011 –  2013
Milestone: Proposed new ideas for a vision and way forward for the Institute.

Ms Maria Micallef

Terms: 2013 –  2015
Milestone: First woman to be elected President of MIA. Led the Institute through the 50th anniversary of the merger and launched the project for the publication of a history of the Institute.

Mr Franco Azzopardi

Terms: 2015 –  2017
Milestone: Worked hard to promote ethics and integrity during a period where the local profession was going through a challenging time.

Mr william Spiteri Bailey

Terms: 2017 –  2019
Milestone: Carried out a number of visits to accountancy and audit firms in line with the Institute’s ongoing initiative to stay close to accounting professionals.