Indian expat from Saudi wins $1 mn in Duty free draw

An Indian national based in Saudi Arabia has been added to the ever-growing list of Indian winners of $1 million when the draw for the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire promotion was held at Concourse A of Dubai International Airport on Wednesday.

Wednesday'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.

Edward George, a 53-year-old Indian national based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia won a $1 million in Millennium Millionaire Series 448, with ticket number 2270, which he purchased online on January 11.

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

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

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.”

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 January 2 on his way to Kabul.

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