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Dubai Duty Free draw produces two new millionaires

Dubai Duty Free draw produces two new millionaires

 

Rehoboth Daniel, an Indian ex-pat who resides in Dubai, has been added to the list of DDF millionaires. He picked up his winning ticket, number 1002, for Millennium Millionaire Series 394 today at Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3, Concourse A. In Millennium Millionaire Series 395, Mohammed Karaman, a Syrian national who resides in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, also won $1 million (Dh3.67 million) when his ticket No. 4789 was chosen.

Since it began 20 years ago, Daniel, a 63-year-old bookshop owner from Dubai, has always taken part in the Millennium Millionaire initiative. "I would like to thank Dubai Duty-Free for this fantastic opportunity." I hope it will continue for a very long time because your advancement has been really helpful to many people, "he prayed.

The unexpected phone call from DDF alerting Karaman, 40, of his newfound money was received by Karaman. Commenting on the happy news, he said: "My family and I would like to warmly thank Dubai Duty-Free for such a terrific campaign! It is definitely a pleasant surprise! I'm relieved to have finally won, and I'll surely keep taking part in the Millennium Millionaire draw! I'm very excited to meet the group that put this day together!

Since the promotion's introduction in 1989, Karaman is the eighth citizen of Syria to receive it.

After the Millennium Millionaire draw, DDF released the names of the three winners of the Finest Surprise Promotion, each of whom received a high-end car.

Rashed Al Shemeili, an Emirati, entered ticket No. 0465, which he had bought online on June 25, 2022, into the Finest Surprise Luxury Automobile draw in Series 1810 and won his dream car, a Mercedes Benz AMG GT 43 (Graphite Grey Metallic). Shemeili, an electronic engineer from Abu Dhabi who is 40 years old, has regularly entered the DDF Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise contests. He is now eager to meet the DDF team and show his appreciation.

A sleek BMW F 850 GS motorcycle was awarded to Sanjeev Sharma, a 41-year-old Indian ex-pat living in Dubai after his ticket No. 0668 was chosen in the Finest Surprise Series 505.

Arjun Singh, a 35-year-old Indian ex-pat, had a lucky day when he won a Harley-Davidson Sportster S in the Finest Surprise Series 506 with ticket number 0809.


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