To be #1

A UAE businessman bought a car registration plate bearing just the number ‘one’ at an auction. The car plste number was sold for AED18m (£3.4m).

The winning bidder, Emirati businessman Arif Ahmed al-Zarouni, told Gulf News: “My ambition is always to be number one”, UK Newspaper The Guardian reports.

I really like this vision and ambition that I often meet in United Arab Emirates. The wish to be the best. This is an important driver of development. 

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