Big Ticket Abu Dhabi: UAE-based garage owner wins Dh10 million

Abu Dhabi - Moulvifaiz landed in the country as a 15-year-old teenager from the port city of Chittagong in Bangladesh.

Shahed Ahmed Moulvifaiz, who runs a garage in Al Ain has won Dh10 million in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi raffle draw held on Saturday, while Raman Nambiar Mohan, an Indian expat from Bahrain, pocketed Dh5 million – the biggest second prize ever given away.

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However, even after knowing he was now a multi-millionaire, Moulvifaiz did not leave his work and was dealing with customers as the night grew older.

“Yes, I have won Dh10 million. I am happy. This is a gift from Allah. Sorry, I am a bit busy. I have still got customers to take care of,” said an amazingly composed Moulvifaiz, who showed no airs or celebrations at winning such a fantastic sum.

Moulvifaiz landed in the country as a 15-year-old teenager from the port city of Chittagong in Bangladesh and after weathering many storms finally opened his own garage in Al Ain.

“I am here for some 40 years now and running my garage in Al Ain. It is a lot of hard work,” he said.

Moulvifaiz has been trying his luck buying lottery tickets for more than three decades. In fact, he has been buying tickets from the time Big Ticket (launched in 1992) was known as Abu Dhabi Duty Free raffle – making him one of the oldest customers of the famed draw.