This guy is one in a million.
After surviving a fiery plane crash, an Indian man has beaten the odds again, this time winning $1 million in the lottery.
Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar, 62, of Dubai, was on board Emirates Flight 521 when it burst into flames and skidded after landing at the Dubai International airport on Aug. 3.
“I feel like God gave me a second life when I survived the plane crash and blessed me with this money to follow all this up by doing good things,” said Khadar to Gulf News.
Khadar’s winning numbers, 845, were selected during the drawing of the Dubai Duty-Free Millennium Millionaire at Concourse A in the airport.
The lottery windfall made the car dealer 3.67 million dirham — or $1 million — richer.
One firefighter died in the crash as the smoking plane exploded and passengers ran to safety.
Khadar was one of 300 passengers to escape unharmed that day.
The odds of winning the lottery is one in 292 million, while the odds of being in a plane crash are one in 11 million, according to The Economist.
Khadar, an exception to both odds, described last week’s escape as a “miracle” and a “precious gift from God.”
He plans to retire in December and return to his native India to find a job giving back.
