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Swiss national wins $1 million in Dubai Duty Free draw

65-year-old based in Zug works as a director for an asset management company



DDF representatives at the million-dollar draw at Dubai Airshow on Wednesday
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Dubai: A Swiss national was today announced as the latest $1 million winner in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw held at Dubai Airshow at Dubai World Central.

Hugo Truetsch, a 65-year-old Swiss national based in Zug, Switzerland has been a regular participant in the Dubai Duty Free promotion for 10 years. He is a father of one and works as a director for an asset management company.

Truetsch is the fourth Swiss national to have won $1 million since the start of the Millennium Millionaire promotion in 1999.

Finest Surprise

Following the Millennium Millionaire draw the Finest Surprise draw was conducted for one luxury car. Abdul Aziz Al Shareef, a 36-year-old Saudi Arabian national based in Riyadh, won a BMW 740i M Sport car. A regular participant in the Dubai Duty Free promotion for one year now, Alshareef works for the Saudi government.

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