The most expensive license plate in the world has been sold for $15 million at a charity auction in Dubai. The auction, called the “Most Noble Number,” was organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives and achieved 50.45 million dirhams, which is equivalent to 50.45 million meals for vulnerable communities during the holy month of Ramadan. The campaign is sponsored by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and will distribute meals to 30 countries on four continents. The previous record was set in 2008, when Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Khoury bought a composite plate for $14.2 million. Other plates were also sold at the auction, including one for $800,000 and another for $38,000. Guinness World Records has yet to confirm the new record.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – At a new world record price, the world’s most expensive license plate number sold for 55 million dirhams ($15 million) at a charity auction in Dubai, according to the UAE auction organizers.
The “Most Noble Number” charitable auction, organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, in cooperation with Emirates Auctions and with the support of the Roads and Transport Authority and the Emirates Telecommunications Group Company “Etisalat”, on “Zayed Day for Humanitarian Work”, achieved 50.45 million dirhams. It provides 50.45 million meals, the proceeds of four unique numbers for vehicle plates, and five unique numbers for mobile phones, so that the charitable proceeds will be returned to support the campaign of 100 million meals,” according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM).
As for the goal of the campaign, which is sponsored and supervised by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, to help vulnerable communities during the holy month of Ramadan, by distributing meals to 30 countries on four continents during Ramadan, according to the auction house. That organized the auction earlier this month.
The “P7” plate broke the previous record belonging to Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Khoury, who bought a composite plate for 52.2 million dirhams ($14.2 million) in February 2008, in an auction organized by the same company.
CNN contacted Guinness World Records to confirm the new record, but did not receive an immediate response.
Other license plates sold for 2,950,000 dirhams ($800,000) and 140,000 dirhams ($38,000) in the auction held at the Four Seasons Hotel Jumeirah.
In a remarkable gesture of generosity and charity, a world record-breaking license plate number has sold for an incredible 55 million dirhams, or $15 million. The Most Noble Number charitable auction saw the proceeds of four unique numbers for vehicle plates and five unique numbers for mobile phones go toward the 100 Million Meals campaign, which helps vulnerable communities during the holy month of Ramadan. Organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives and with the backing of the Roads and Transport Authority and Emirates Telecommunications Group Company, this auction achieved an awe-inspiring 50.45 million dirhams, enough to provide 50.45 million meals. Congratulations to the organizers and bidders on this exceptional achievement.