Dubai: Three expatriates in the UAE became instant millionaires recently after hitting the jackpot in two of the UAE’s most popular raffle draws.
The biggest winner, Bangladeshi national Jamal Hossain Bahar Habib Ullah Majumder, with ticket number 030408, won Dh7 million in the latest Big Ticket draw in Abu Dhabi on June 5.
The winning ticket was picked by the previous grand prize winner, Thangaraj Ngarajan at the arrival hall of Abu Dhabi International airport.
A day later, two more non-UAE nationals were declared millionaires in a different draw, this time by Dubai Duty Free. The two Dubai Duty Free millionaires are Arjun Harish Nayaka, an Indian national living in Sharjah and Vijayaram P.K. a 46-year-old engineer at Al Futtaim Carillon.
Nayaka works for WSP Engineering Consultancy in Dubai. He said he was thrilled to hear the news of his new-found fortune. “It’s a truly memorable day for me and my family and I can’t wait to share the news with my wife and son who are coming back to Dubai after a short holiday in India. We will be delighted to meet the Dubai Duty Free team who made this happen,” Nayaka exclaimed.
Vijayaram is an expatriate living in Dubai. He has been a regular participant of the Millennium Millionaire Promotion of Dubai Duty Free.
