11/01/2012
Ambassador of Goodwill and the Gulf Song, Abdallah Al-Ruwaished and the best selling Lebanese Artist, Najwa Karam announce Mr. Waheed Ahmad as the winner of the 2011 Al Danah Millionaire Draw
Kuwait-January 11th, 2012: Gulf Bank announced the long awaited and highly anticipated winner of its latest Al Danah 1 million dinar prize draw. Mr. Waheed Ahmad's name was drawn during a special live event hosted by the Ambassador of Goodwill and the Gulf Song, Abdallah Al-Ruwaished and the Best Selling Lebanese Artist, Najwa Karam at The Avenues Mall on January 5th, in front of a massive cheering crowd.
The event commenced with the famous Kuwaiti TV presenter Barakat Al- Wogayan introducing the celebrity hosts of the evening to an excited crowd. The event was also streamed live through the Bank's website, making Gulf Bank the first Bank to offer this service to its customers. The ten weekly winners were announced and they are as follows: Musaed Mohammed Abdullah Al- Munayes, Hanan Jawad Abdullah Al- Amer Al- Sabagh, Fawzi Jassim Fahad Abdullatif Al-Fozan, Fouad Ahmad Ibrahim, Walaa Ibrahim Hassan El-Hamraa, Naser Ali Haider Saraj, Sayyed Hashim Yousef Al-Zelzela, Nawaz Ahmed Mehkri, Abdulaziz Ghanim Mohammed Al-Ghanim and Abdulatif Ahmad Mohammad Al-Kandari. The declaration of the winner of the 1 million dinar draw followed shortly to the great adulation of the jubilant crowd. Al-Wogayan contacted Mr. Waleed Ahmad expressing his great joy and elation over winning the prize draw. Mr. Waleed Ahmad shed tears of delight during the call that was broadcasted live throughout the country truly capturing the momentous occasion and emphasising his deep gratitude at receiving such a life changing prize.
Aly Shalaby, Gulf Bank's General Manager, Consumer Banking Group, said: "We are delighted to have made Mr. Waheed Ahmad as the 2011 Al Danah millionaire and we warmly congratulate him. The Al Danah account has rapidly become one of the most popular accounts in Kuwait and we are very pleased that so many people are now able to benefit from it. No other bank in Kuwait or across the Middle East is offering its customers the opportunity to win 1 Million Dinars equivalent in one single draw prize and the Bank is delighted to continue with Al Danah in 2011."
The Al Danah account is the ideal and most practical account for people that want to save money and at the same time, as has happened to our winner today, have the opportunity to win a prize which is truly life changing.
In closing, Mr. Shalaby said: "Gulf Bank would also like to place on record its thanks and appreciation to Ambassador of Goodwill and the Gulf Song Abdallah Al-Ruwaished and the Best Selling Lebanese Artist Najwa Karam for being with us at this year's Al Danah millionaire draw. The presence of these two figures has helped to make the event very special and a pleasant change of pace for all who viewed and attended this year's Al Danah prize draw."
The winner of the single biggest prize draw in the Middle East offered to account holders in Kuwait was announced following a series of events building up to the draw date, including a press conference at the Sheraton Hotel, where senior executives from the Bank's management highlighted key features about the Al Danah account.
For information about the Al Danah account or any of the Bank's other products and services, log on to www.e-gulfbank.com, Gulf Bank's bilingual website. For more information regarding Al Danah or to directly link through for information on the Al Danah account and the names of the past winners, log in to www.e-gulfbank.com/aldanah.
Top view of the crowd at the Al Danah Millionaire
event for 2011
(left to right) Aly Shalaby, General Manager, Consumer Banking
Group, Abdallah Al-Ruwaished, Najwa Karam, Fawzy Al-Thunayan,
General Manager, Board Affairs and Renowned Kuwaiti TV Anchor,
Barakat Al-Woqayan signing the Al Danah Millionaire cheque