Million Riyals Winner, Ahmed Naser AzzanI was trembling with joy! [Archives:2003/624/Reportage]

YEMEN TIMES STAFF
Ahmed, from the village of Azzan in Al-Mahwait was the lucky winner of the Yemen Times competition. Sharing with the Yemen Times and all our readers his great experience he told us:

– How was it like when you got the news?
I was at Shiekh Ahmed Al-Noaira's house when Nassri, the competition in charge, called my home and told my wife the good news. Although he was quite in a quiet manner and kindly but she was thrilled and called me immediately screaming the brilliant news. I felt my body trembling with joy, I almost believed that I am jinxed until I won this prize.

– Did you decide yet what to do with the money?
First thing I will help my brother who is the dreariest person to me cover his debts, and I will use the rest to cover my own debts and I hope to continue my doctorate studies in India which I could not until now for financial reasons.

– And how many coupons did it take you to win the first prize?
Well actually I think it's a matter of luck, because two years ago I contributed with more than 60 coupons but still I didn't win anything. This time I sent 185 coupons in my wife's name, and children as well as mine, and thanks god this time it worked.

– Did you join any other competitions?
Yes, I joined many television and newspapers competitions. Like Kanz Al-Attar, Waznak Thahab, Man Sayarbah Al-Mallion, in Saydati Magazine, Al-Thowra Newspaper, Al-Musabaqa Al-Ama for Ramadan and Musabaqat Al-Quran Al-Kareem, but I never won in any of them.

– Last word?
I want to tell everyone never to give up. That there will be a break through if we try hard enough. And also I would like to thank the Yemen Times for everything it presents to its readers. The Yemen Times is an intellectual treasure before it is anything else, especially as many agree with me, that it is the first source for English.
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