DUBAI - An Indian expat saw lady luck smiling on his face twice as he won the prize in Dubai duty free draw for the second time in six years.
Amit Saraf won a whopping $1-million (Dh3.67-million) mega prize in the Duty Free draw back in 2016 and now again on on Wednesday, he won Mercedes Benz S500. The 48-year-old moved to the city from Bengaluru and started his online business after winning the lotto; he believes Dubai Duty Free to be one of the most genuine promotions in the world.
The official figures say there have been 8 lucky ticket holders who have won the promotion twice. Generally, Indians have been winning the $1 million prize for multiple times. From 9 November 2022 to 4 January 2023 this year, 9 Indians have won $1 million.
Besides Saraf, a Tajik national was also announced as the latest $1-million winner in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw which happened at Dubai International Airport. Abduvali Akhmad Ali had purchased the ticket online on January 16.
Interestingly, Ali is the first Tajik to have won $1 million since the start of the Millennium Millionaire promotion in 1999, Khaleej Times reported. Up until now, there have been 49 nationalities that have won $1 million in the promotion.
Pakistani rupee remains stable against US dollar in the open market on 29 March, 2024.
In the open market, the US dollar was being quoted at 278.3 for buying and 281.05 for selling.
Euro moves down to 299.75 for buying and 302.75 for selling while British Pound hovers around 353.75 for buying, and 357.25 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED remains stable at 75.55 whereas the Saudi Riyal saw minor increase, with new rates at 73.70.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 278.3 | 281.05 |
Euro | EUR | 299.75 | 302.75 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 353.75 | 357.25 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 75.55 | 76.3 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.70 | 74.4 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 182.9 | 184.7 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 739.61 | 747.61 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 204.25 | 206.46 |
China Yuan | CNY | 38.74 | 39.14 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 40.30 | 40.7 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.55 | 35.9 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.33 | 3.44 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.86 | 1.94 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 901.14 | 910.14 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 59.25 | 59.85 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 168.56 | 170.56 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 26.19 | 26.49 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 724.36 | 732.36 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 76.57 | 77.27 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 206.25 | 208.25 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 26.89 | 27.19 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 313.78 | 316.28 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.76 | 7.91 |
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