Indian colleagues win Dubai Duty Free Millennium draw
Dubai Duty Free Deputy Managing Director Salah Tahlak, Mona Al Ali, SVP – HR, Michael Schmidt, SVP – Retail and Sharon Beecham, SVP – Purchasing conducted the draw for Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Series 492
A group of Indian colleagues collectively won US$1 million in the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw, held at Concourse A of Dubai International Airport.
Prasad Sivadasan, a 45-year-old Indian national based in Dubai won the Millennium Millionaire Series 492 with ticket number 3793 which he purchased online on February 19.
A resident of Dubai for 20 years, Sivadasan shared the cost of the ticket with his nine colleagues, who have been participating in the Dubai Duty Free promotion for around eight years, alternating the name on the ticket for each series whenever they purchase.
Sivadasan works as system engineer for Seven Seas Technologies in Bur Dubai. “I’m very thankful to Dubai Duty Free,” he said. Sivadasan who hails from Kerala is the 246th Indian national to have won US$1 million in the Millennium Millionaire promotion since 1999, with Indian nationals being the biggest buyers of tickets.
The draw was conducted by Dubai Duty Free Deputy Managing Director Salah Tahlak, Mona Al Ali, SVP – HR, Michael Schmidt, SVP – Retail and Sharon Beecham, SVP – Purchasing.
Dubai Duty Free officials at the Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise draw
Following the Millennium Millionaire draw, the Finest Surprise draw was conducted for two luxury cars and motorbikes. Joining in the draw were Yasa Tahir, VP – HR, Mohamad Al Khaja, VP - Retail Support, Salim Dahman, Senior Manager – Marketing and Khalid Saleh, Senior Manager - Loss Prevention & Corporate Security.
Shahul Hameed, a 38-year-old Indian national based in Abu Dhabi won a BMW M850i Gran Coupe (Tanzanite Blue Metallic) car with ticket number 985 in the Finest Surprise Series 1911 which he purchased online on February 3.
A regular participant in Dubai Duty Free’s promotion, Hameed said, “Indeed, dreams do come true! I’ve been trying my luck for the last 10 years and now I finally won the car!”
Adel Ranjbar, a 47-year-old Iranian national based in Dubai won a BMW 740i M Sport (Tanzanite Blue Metallic) car with ticket number 98 in the Finest Surprise Series 1912 which he purchased at Terminal 2 on February 13.
Kamal Thahaseel Shakur, 48-year-old Indian national based in Dubai won an Indian Scout Bobber Limited Plus Tech (Black Smoke) motorbike with ticket number 175 in the Finest Surprise Series 615 which he purchased in Concourse B on February 9. Htet Pine-Oo, a 36-year-old Myanmar national based in Sharjah won a BMW R12 (Black Storm Metallic) motorbike with ticket number 816 in the Finest Surprise Series 616 which he purchased online on February 26. He is the first Myanmar national to have won a motorbike since it was added to the Finest Surprise promotion in 2002.
