The AAFM ® Academy of Financial Management  - American & International

The AAFM ® is the official Certifying Board and Accreditation Council for the Global Certification programs.  We are in Alliance with the Arab Academy which is recognized by the UN and part of the 22 Nation League of Arab States. Our Middle East Offices are in Saudi Arabia and The UAE United Arab Emirates.  Our local leadership is led by the MELC Middle East Lighthouse Consultants which is a premier intellectual property enforcement firm in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

For over a decade, our certifications have been recognized and offered in conjunction with education and training in the Middle East as a byproduct of the leadership of International Lawyer, George Mentz, Esq.  For several years, the AAFM ® created successful or exclusive vendor relationships in Dubai and the GCC with the  IIR Institute of International Research and the IQPC International Quality and Productivity Center. At this time, the AAFM ® has over 800 recognized and accredited programs worldwide because of our direct relationships which sanction accreditation agencies and top business schools.

In 2009, the AAFM ® was formerly recognized by the Arab League owned Arab Academy in a diplomatic & contractual agreement. The AAFM® and the Arab Academy agreed to set up a Certification Standards and Quality Assurance Board and Committee for Arabia.  Prof Mentz is chairman of this standards committee.   Since then, the standards for certification have been raised to even new levels of accreditation.

"It is with great pleasure to announce that GAFM Global Academy of Finance and Management have been appointed by Dr. George Mentz, AAFM ® Founder, JD, MBA,CWM, QFP, CILS, DSS - CEO of the AAFM ® American Academy of Financial Management and the AAPM ® American Academy of Project Management as the training consulting and enforcement and licensing agent for sub-providers of online and residential training leading to AAFM ® and AAPM® professional certifications for North Africa and the Middle East Regions." 

If you desire to represent our portfolio of Certifications, Standards and Programs in  Finance and management, please contact us to become a accredited provider.

AAFM ® has been featured and seen in various governments, media and reference guides: US Government Occupational Handbook, NASD/FINRA Reference Guides,  Investopedia, Forbes Magazine, Reuters, Wall Street Globe, China Daily, Financial Times, Black Enterprise, Associated Press, Arab Times, El Norte Mexico, The Hindu National News, and the Wall Street Journal.