Dubai will auction one of the emirate's most prestigious car licence plates to raise money for the UAE's 100 Million Meals initiative.
Dubai AA 9 will go under the hammer on May 1 alongside several other private number plates.
The emirate, series and number of a plate determine its value, with first letters in the alphabet usually worth more.
Other plates up for grabs are Dubai U 31, Dubai E 51 and Dubai T 38.
The special Etisalat mobile numbers that will also be available at the sale are: 0569999999, 0569999993, 0549999993, and 0565555556.
The auction is being held in co-operation with Emirates Auction, RTA and Etisalat.
Dubai regularly holds auctions of prestigious licence plates.
In 2016, Indian businessman Balwinder Sahni paid Dh33 million for plate D5 – thought to be the most expensive sale on record worldwide.
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The UAE has funded more than 100 million free meals in 20 countries across the region during Ramadan. Pictured are youngsters in Egypt. All photos by Wam -
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, organiser of the campaign, has tied up with international and local partners in each of the beneficiary countries to deliver the food parcels -
Cash vouchers are being given to low-income communities in Palestine and in refugee camps in Jordan and Bangladesh -
Staples such as rice, oil, beans, beans and flour are included in the food parcels, which is sufficient to prepare between 240 and 300 meals throughout Ramadan -
Children smile for the camera after receiving a food packet. -
Low-income families, refugees, orphans and widows in Jordan, Egypt and Pakistan have started receiving food boxes. -
A worker gives a food box to a lady -
Food boxes being unloaded from a truck -
Workers packing food boxes to be delivered to the needy during Ramadan
The 100 Million Meals initiative aimed to collect Dh100 million to buy 100 million meals for people in 30 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
About $10 million (Dh36.6m) was pledged to at a special auction in Dubai for the cause on Saturday night.
Artworks by Nelson Mandela, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse and others went under the hammer.
A website set up for the campaign allowed the public to donate as little as Dh10 to fund 10 meals, rising to Dh500 or more.
The campaign also attracted several large donations from philanthropists both here and abroad, which collectively helped the campaign reach its target in only 10 days.
