Is this the world’s luckiest man? Dubai air crash survivor wins a million dollars six days later

 Kerala Man Wins Million Dollar Lottery After Surviving Emirates Plane Crash


An Indian man has won a million dollars - just six days after he survived the terrifying Dubai air crash on Wednesday Aug 03,2016

Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar was on Emirates flight EK521 which crash landed at Dubai airport.

He escaped along with all 300 on board minutes before the plane exploded in to a huge fireball.

Now it has emerged that the 62-year-old grandfather has won the equivalent of a million dollars after buying a winning lottery ticket.

Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar, who works in a Dubai car dealership, purchased the ticket before going on a family holiday to Thiruvananthapuram in the south Indian state of Kerala.

On his return, the Emirates plane crash landed at Dubai airport. Incredibly, all of those on board, including 24 Britons and six Americans, were led to safety minutes before the Boeing 777 was completely engulfed in flames.

Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar claimed his winnings on Tuesday with lucky ticket number 0845, which was drawn in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire at Concourse A in the terminal.

It was the 17th ticket he had purchased over the years and came four months before his retirement - having worked in Dubai since 1978.  

He now plans to retire to his homeland - and help those less fortunate than himself with the help of his winnings.