DUBAI: An Indian has won UAE's first National Bonds worth over Rs 1.1 crore but insisted he will continue in his job.
 
Valiyakath Ebrahim Kutty Abdul Saleem, 47, who hails from Kerala, was the first to scoop big money in UAE's recently established National Bonds' prize worth Rs 1.1 crore draw.
 
"Of course I am very happy as anyone would be with this good fortune but I will continue to live as I always have," Saleem, a resident of Abu Dhabi, told Gulf News.
 
"I am going to continue working and bringing my young family up as normal," he said.
 
He hopes to continue donating money to charities in Kerala. He lauded the scheme for the impact it will have on funding UAE development projects.