Unreachable Man with Million-Dollar Duty Free Win in Dubai
A Bahraini man scoops the million-dollar prize at the Dubai Duty Free draw, taking his winnings to the impressive sum of $1,000,000! Mohamed Tareq Mohamed Akbar, a Bahraini national residing in Manama, nabbed the top prize in the Millennium Millionaire Series 504 draw, ticket number 3897, purchased online on May 25 [2][4][1]. Unfortunately, the excited winner remains out of reach for the time being. This marks the fourth Bahraini national to pocket a cool million in the Millennium Millionaire promotion since its launch back in 1999 [1].
Following the excitement of the Millennium Millionaire draw, the Finest Surprise draw took place. Agop Kazanjian, a 45-year-old Armenian national living in Dubai, won a dazzling Mercedes Benz S500 (Selenite Grey Metallic) car in the Finest Surprise Series 1924! A father of two, Kazanjian has been a dedicated participant in Dubai Duty Free's promotion for a whopping 11 years, working as a plant manager for a food manufacturing company [1].
Meanwhile, Stefan Terry, a 44-year-old British expat who calls Dubai home, drove off into the sunset in a sparkling Range Rover SE P360 (Ostuni Pearl White) car. A resident of Dubai for 20 years, Terry has been lucky enough to participate in the promotion for 5 years now, juggling responsibilities as a managing director for an investment firm and being the father of two children [1].
Mohannad Abu Arja, a 41-year-old Jordanian resident of Dubai, sped away with an Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory 1100 (Black/Red) motorbike, and Muhammad Atif, a 23-year-old Pakistan native living in Hail, Saudi Arabia, revved up his new BMW F 900 GS Adventure (Black Storm Metallic) motorbike [1]. Both men were first-timer participants in the Dubai Duty Free promotion.
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References:
[1] Dubai Duty Free Winners, Dubai Duty Free, 2025, https://www.dubaidutyfree.com/dubai-duty-free-winners/
[2] Dubai Duty Free Prize Winners, Gulf News, 2025, https://gulfnews.com/life-style/culture/dubai-duty-free-winner-from-bahrain-claims-1000000-1.74570768
[3] Madathil Mohandas, Gulf News, 2025, https://gulfnews.com/uae/old-timer-indian-expat-becomes-250th-winner-of-dubai-duty-free-est-1m-1.74562525
[4] Tareq Akbar, Khaleej Times, 2025, https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/bahrain/4th-bahraini-wins-us1-million-in-millennium-millionaire-draw-2025-general25
[5] Dubai Duty Free Winners, Dubai Centre for Tourism Marketing, 2025, https://www.dubaitourism.ae/en/media-centre/news/Pages/dubai-duty-free-announces-winners.aspx
Enrichment Data:
Recent winners of the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise promotions include the following:
Millennium Millionaire Recent Winners
- MM504: Mohamed Tareq Mohamed Akbar
- Ticket Number: 3897
- Draw Date: 11/06/2025
- Prize: US$1,000,000
- Country: Bahrain
- Details: Mohamed Tareq Mohamed Akbar from Manama won the $1 million top prize in Millennium Millionaire Series 504, with ticket number 3897, purchased online on May 25 [2][4][1].
- Update: Akbar has been contacted and collected his winnings.
- MM503: Paul Jose Mavely
- Ticket Number: 3532
- Draw Date: 28/05/2025
- Country: India [1]
- Details: Mavely won the MM503 draw, the details of his prize are unknown.
- MM502: Kiran Batool
- Ticket Number: 2252
- Draw Date: 28/05/2025 [1]
- Country: Undisclosed
- Details: Batool won the MM502 draw, the details of her prize are unknown.
- Recent Notable Winner: T.P. Madathil Mohandas (Series 501)
- Ticket Number: 0310
- Prize: $1,000,000
- Country: India
- Details: M. Mohandas, an Indian expatriate living in Dubai, became the 250th Indian winner of the Millennium Millionaire promotion. He had been buying tickets for 24 years and is originally from Kerala [5][3].
Finest Surprise Recent Winners
While specific names for the most recent Finest Surprise winners are not detailed in the available results, the promotion is known for awarding luxury vehicles and premium prizes such as motorbikes and cars.
- Example: Hashim Hashim Said, a Saudi Arabian national based in the UAE, won an Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 (Torque Red) motorbike with ticket number 0980 in Series 623 [5].
- Mohamed Tareq Mohamed Akbar, a Bahraini resident, won $1,000,000 in the casino-culture of Dubai Duty Free's Millennium Millionaire draw, marking him as the fourth Bahraini national to pocket such a sum.
- Agop Kazanjian, an Armenian expat living in Dubai, was among the lucky winners, claiming a dazzling Mercedes Benz S500 in the Finest Surprise draw, a part of Dubai Duty Free's ongoing promotions.
- Stefan Terry, a British expat residing in Dubai, took home a sparkling Range Rover SE P360 as part of the Finest Surprise draw, demonstrating the casino-culture's influence on various nationalities.
- The world of casino-and-gambling saw two new participants taste victory, as Mohannad Abu Arja from Jordan and Muhammad Atif from Pakistan each won prestigious motorbikes in Dubai Duty Free's latest draws, adding to the news of big wins in lottery and raffle events.
