Dubai Duty Free has named new dollar millionaires and revealed India’s ongoing streak with a 226th winner.
An Emirati national and an Indian national have been announced as the new dollar millionaires at the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw, held at Concourse A of Dubai International Airport.
Mohammed Al Shehi, an Emirati national based in the UAE became a $1m winner, in Millennium Millionaire Series 454 with ticket number 2637, which he purchased online on March 10.
Dubai Duty Free prize draw
Al Shehi is the 14th Emirati national to have won $1m in the Millennium Millionaire promotion since it was launched in 1999.
Joining Mr. Al Shehi as a fellow US dollar millionaire is Mohammad Jamal Ilmi, an Indian national based in Dubai who was announced as the winner of $1m in Millennium Millionaire Series 453 with ticket number 0121, which he purchased on February 27 on his way to Madrid in Spain.
Mr. Ilmi is the 226th Indian national to have won $1m in the Millennium Millionaire promotion, with Indian nationals being the biggest buyers of tickets.
Following the Millennium Millionaire draw, a presentation to the previous Millennium Millionaire Series 452 winner was conducted.
Other prize winners included:
- Nadeem Hassoun, a Belarusian national won a BMW 740i M Sport (Black Sapphire Metallic) car
- Ayoob Ali Ahmad Albastaki, an Emirati national won a Mercedes Benz S500 (Opalith White) car
- Sharafudheen Madambillath, an Indian national won a BMW R18 Octane (Black Storm Metallic) motorbike
- Cecille Anne Holmans, a 38-year-old Filipino national won a BMW S 1000 RR (Light White M Motorsport) motorbike