Ahamat Omar’s first visit to the KL Tower was a lucky one when he became the one-millionth visitor for 2017.

Ahamat, 55, from Papar, Sabah described the surprise as a double joy for his family after attending his son’s convocation ceremony in Putrajaya, last Saturday.

“I am grateful and feel so lucky to be selected as the one-millionth visitor, and we thank the KL Tower management for this celebration,” he told reporters at a ceremony to celebrate the one-millionth visitor at KL Tower today.

In the event, Ahamat and family took home more than RM6,500 in prizes, in the form of RM1,000 in cash, a Ferrari watch, dinner vouchers at Atmosphere 360 and several entrance tickets including for the Observation Deck and Sky Deck.

Meanwhile, KL Tower chief executive officer Meor Shahril Anuar Ahmad Rathuan said the event was an appreciation for the visitors who had supported all activities and events at the tallest tower in Southeast Asia.

“This is not the first time, we celebrated the lucky visitors from 1997 to 2004.

“We want to make KL Tower a must-visit destination in the capital among local visitors,” said Meor Shahril Anuar who expected more than one million visitors of KL Tower next year.

He said, a total of 16.5 million local and international tourists visited the seventh tallest telecommunication tower in the world since it was opened in 1996.

- Bernama