{"id":58983,"date":"2024-01-24T14:38:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T10:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=58983"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:43:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:43:20","slug":"ndian-expat-from-saudi-arabia-wins-us1-million-in-dubai-duty-free-millennium-millionaire-promotion-another-one-will-be-driving-away-a-luxury-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/ndian-expat-from-saudi-arabia-wins-us1-million-in-dubai-duty-free-millennium-millionaire-promotion-another-one-will-be-driving-away-a-luxury-car\/","title":{"rendered":"NDIAN EXPAT FROM SAUDI ARABIA WINS US$1 MILLION IN DUBAI DUTY FREE MILLENNIUM MILLIONAIRE PROMOTION ANOTHER ONE WILL BE DRIVING AWAY A LUXURY CAR"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dubai Duty Free officials at the Finest Surprise draw for a luxury car.<\/div>\n

An Indian national based in Saudi Arabia has been added to the ever-growing list of Indian winners of US$1 million when the draw for the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire promotion was held today at Concourse A of Dubai International Airport.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Edward George, a 53-year-old Indian national based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia won a US$1 million in Millennium Millionaire Series 448, with ticket number 2270, which he purchased online on 11th January.<\/p>\n

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A resident of Riyadh for 26 years and a regular participant in the Dubai Duty Free promotion for over five years now, Mr. George is a father of one and works as a system administrator for an IT company.<\/p>\n

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“Very big thanks to Dubai Duty Free. I have waited for too long, but never lose hope; finally, this is it!” he said.<\/p>\n

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When asked about his initial plan with his win, he said, “I will keep it for my son’s education. I would like to send him abroad to study.”<\/p>\n

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Mr. George originally hails from Hyderabad and is the 223rd Indian national to have won US$1 million in the Millennium Millionaire promotion since in 1999. Indian nationals are the biggest buyers of the tickets.<\/p>\n

Dubai Duty Free Executive Vice Chairman & CEO, Colm McLoughlin, COO, Ramesh Cidambi, Salah Tahlak, Joint COO., Sinead El Sibai, SVP – Marketing, Mona Al Ali, SVP – HR, Michael Schmidt, SVP – Retail and Zayed Al Shebli, SVP – Loss Prevention & Corporate Security conducted the draw for Millennium Millionaire Series 448.<\/div>\n

Today’s draw was conducted by Dubai Duty Free Executive Vice Chairman & CEO, Colm McLoughlin, COO, Ramesh Cidambi, Salah Tahlak, Joint COO., Sinead El Sibai, SVP – Marketing, Mona Al Ali, SVP – HR, Michael Schmidt, SVP – Retail and Zayed Al Shebli, SVP – Loss Prevention & Corporate Security.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Saiyd Ahmad Safdar Ali, a 61-year-old Afghanistan national based in Sharjah won a Mercedes Benz S500 (Opalith White) car, with ticket number 0064 in the Finest Surprise Series 1866, which he purchased on 2nd January on his way to Kabul.<\/p>\n

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A resident of Sharjah for 25 years and a regular participant in the Dubai Duty Free promotion for 10 years now, Mr. Ali is a father of three and works for his father, who runs an auto spare parts business in Sharjah.<\/p>\n

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“I’m very very happy with this win. Thank you so much Dubai Duty Free.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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