Doha Bank has announced that legendary Spanish professional footballer Xavier “Xavi” Hernandez Creus is the winner of the QR1mn prize for its Al Dana Savings Scheme campaign for June 2017.
Creus, who is one of the winners of this year’s third Al Dana draw, currently plays as a central midfielder for Qatar sports club Al Sadd.
The draw event took place at Doha Bank’s Mall of Qatar branch and was streamed live on Doha Bank’s Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube social media platforms.
Creus, who has previously played for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team, said: “Winning the QR1mn cash prize was an unexpected but welcome surprise.
“I had opened my account in Doha Bank on December 5, 2016, as I had taken interest in the Al Dana programme after hearing about how Doha Bank encourages their customers to save money, and get a chance to become millionaires, as well as the opportunity to win other cash prizes.
“I started to invest with the Al Dana Savings programme, aiming to win the QR1mn.
“Today, I can say that I’m happy that I opened an Al Dana Savings account and invested my savings.”
The second biggest prize – QR100,000 – was awarded to M al-Majid, while 15 additional winners received with QR10,000 each.
A al-Dosari was named winner of the QR25,000 Young Savers Scholarship prize.
“The Al Dana Savings Scheme campaign is currently in its 13th year, and to date the programme has created many millionaires and given out cash prizes worth millions of Qatari riyals. We are proud to see the programme continue to grow in impact – both in terms of promoting a savings culture among Qatari residents and providing them with an opportunity to win life-changing prizes,” said Doha Bank chief executive Dr R Seetharaman.
Doha Bank head of retail Gul Khan said: “The most popular savings scheme in Qatar keeps getting bigger and better every year, and we are looking forward to pay back the loyalty and trust of our customers by rewarding them with special prizes month after month.”
Doha Bank chief executive Seetharaman handing the mock cheque for QR1mn to Creus.
