العربية
Talal Khouri Spends AED 80 Million on 12 Distinctive Numbers
October 28, 2007 | Al Bayan
Businessman Talal Khouri stated that what motivated him to spend AED 80 million to purchase distinctive numbers across three auctions was the charitable purpose of supporting traffic accident victims and people with special needs.
The third auction of distinctive numbers for the fifth category of car plates, organized by Abu Dhabi Police yesterday at Emirates Palace, achieved sales totaling AED 32.9 million. A total of 100 distinctive numbers were sold, including two-digit numbers (7 numbers), three-digit numbers (35 numbers), four-digit numbers (32 numbers), and five-digit numbers (26 numbers). The proceeds from the auction are dedicated to supporting traffic accident victims and individuals with special needs.
Businessman Talal Khouri paid AED 4.5 million to acquire the number (10), the most significant distinctive number offered at the auction. He also purchased the distinctive number (54) for AED 1.75 million, number (98) for AED 1.55 million, number (82) for AED 1.6 million, and number (244) for AED 330,000. Across the three auctions organized by Abu Dhabi Police this year, Talal Khouri has acquired a total of twelve distinctive numbers for AED 80 million, including numbers (5, 7, 55, 50, 55555).
Lieutenant Colonel Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Kamali, Director of the Privatization and Financial Investments Department at Abu Dhabi Police, stated that the third auction was distinguished by a variety of numbers, ranging from strong and mid-tier numbers to others that attracted a large group of young participants competing to acquire them. He noted that the majority of numbers sold were three-digit numbers, fetching between AED 200,000 and AED 300,000, while four-digit numbers ranged between AED 15,000 and AED 80,000 depending on digit repetition. Five-digit numbers sold for between AED 16,000 and AED 80,000.
Among the most notable two-digit numbers sold at the auction were number (33) for AED 2.85 million, number (46) for AED 1.85 million, and number (65) for AED 2.7 million. Among the standout three-digit numbers sold for AED 280,000 were numbers (612, 488, 448, 203, 559), while number (228) sold for AED 300,000, number (383) for AED 310,000, number (332) for AED 290,000, number (612) for AED 280,000, and number (350) for AED 330,000.
Among the key four-digit numbers sold were number (7777) for AED 950,000, number (4000) for AED 340,000, number (1100) for AED 265,000, and number (1010) for AED 285,000. For five-digit numbers, number (44444) fetched the highest price at AED 950,000, followed by number (30000) at AED 230,000, and number (12345) at AED 165,000.
Businessman Talal Khouri said that all the numbers he acquired would be distributed among his six children and that his motivation for spending AED 80 million across the three auctions was the charitable goal of aiding traffic accident victims and people with special needs. He highlighted that the new number he obtained, (10), would be placed on a Maybach car. The vast majority of participants in the public auction were UAE nationals, alongside some Arab and foreign nationalities.
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