Dubai: An Indian expat along with his 9 colleagues have collectively won US$1 million in the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw held on Wednesday at the Dubai International Airport.
Asif Mathilakath Assees, a 41-year-old Indian national based in Sharjah won the prize for the ticket which he purchased on August 2 on his way to Kochi, India from Dubai.
A resident of Sharjah for 14 years, Assees, shared the ticket cost with his nine other colleagues, who have been participating in the Dubai Duty Free promotion for the past 10 years now, alternating the name on the ticket for each series whenever they purchase. Asses is a father of one and works in sales marketing for a manufacturing company.
“This is a life-changing moment for all of us. Thank you so much, Dubai Duty Free,” he said.
Assees who hails from Kerala is the 234th Indian national to have won the Millennium Millionaire promotion since 1999, with Indian nationals being the biggest buyers of tickets.
The draw was conducted by Sinead El Sibai, Dubai Duty Free SVP Marketing; Mona Al Ali, SVP HR; Michael Schmidt, SVP Retail; Yasa Tahir, VP HR; Mohamad Al Khaja, VP Retail Support; Salim Dahman, Senior Manager Marketing and Khalid Saleh, Senior Manager Loss Prevention & Corporate Security.
Finest Surprise Draw
Following the Millennium Millionaire draw, the Finest Surprise draw was conducted for one luxury car.
Kais Kriem, a 49-year-old French national based in Dubai, won a luxury car in the Finest Surprise Series 1889. He purchased the ticket on August on his way to Tunis in Tunisia from Dubai.
A resident of Dubai for 10 years, Kriem has been a regular participant in Dubai Duty Free’s promotion for 6 years now. He is a father of two and works as a new market development director for a beverage company in Dubai.
