Retired Bahraini wins $200,000 cash in Ithmaar Bank’s Thimaar draw
- Date: 15-Jul-2020
- Source: 24×7 News
- Sector:Financial Services
- Country:Bahrain
Retired Bahraini wins $200,000 cash in Ithmaar Bank’s Thimaar draw
Manama: Ali
Ameeri, a retired Bahraini father of three, won Ithmaar Bank's second
US$200,000 Thimaar Grand Prize.
The Thimaar
Grand Prize draw was held at the Bank's headquarters in Seef and, as part of
national efforts to help contain the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, remotely
coordinated and supervised by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
(MOICT) as well as external auditors BDO Bahrain and the Bank's own internal
auditors.
"I am
excited to have won the second Thimaar grand prize of the year, which will
surely change my life. In these difficult times, this is very welcome news
indeed,“ said Ali Ameeri. "When I received the call from the Bank, I couldn't
believe that it's true. I did not expect to hear such great news, as I have
never won a prize this big before - it has made my family and I very happy,“ he
said.
"I have been
banking with Ithmaar Bank for a long time because of its efficient and reliable
customer service. Although there is a branch conveniently close to where I
live, I tend to rely on the Bank's eBanking services as there is usually no
real need to visit the branch and, by banking online, I contribute towards
containing COVID-19,“ he said.
"On behalf
of all of us at Ithmaar Bank, I congratulate Ali Ameeri and his