Eid Holidays For The Public And Private Sector Have Been Announced

It’s holiday time! UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced holidays for the public and private sector ahead of the Eid Al Fitr holidays.

Public sector is off from June 14^th

Federal government employees will get a paid holiday from the 29^th day of Ramadan, which is this Thursday, June 14^th and if the first day of Shawwal falls on June 15^th, then government employees will get holidays till June 17^th, the third day of Shawwal, which totals to four days off. Whereas, if Eid Al Fitr falls on Saturday, then government employees will get holidays will Monday, June 18^th.

Private sector is off from June 15^th

Workers in the private sector will enjoy paid holidays on the 30^th day of Ramadan, which is this Friday, June 15^th till Saturday, June 16^th. As per the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, the private sector’s holidays are determined as the first and second day of the month of Shawwal.

وهنأ معاليه حكومة وشعب الإمارات والمقيمين على أرضها بهذه المناسبة سائلاً الله أن يعيدها على دولتنا بمزيد من التقدم والازدهار وعلى الأمتين العربية والإسلامية بالعزة والمجد.#عيد_مبارك #الامارات pic.twitter.com/yAfobEivS6

— MOHRE_UAE (@MOHRE_UAE) June 12, 2018

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Next public holiday after Eid is on August 21^st

So far this year, there has been one public holiday to mark Al Isra’a Wal Mi’raj(Ascension Day) on April 13^th. This holy day marks the 27^th day of the month of Rajab when Allah took Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) from Mecca to Jerusalem in one night and was then ascended to heaven. The day is celebrated for the completion of Muhammad’s journey. After Eid Al Fitr, the next public holiday will be on August 21^st to mark Arafat Day, the second day of the week-long Haj

Holiday	Date(s)	Day(s)	No. of holiday(s)
Al Isra’a Wal Mi’raj(Ascension Day)	April 13th	Friday	1
Eid Al-Fitr	June 15th and 16th	Friday and Saturday	2
Arafat Day	August 21st	Tuesday	1
Eid Al-Adha	August 22nd and 23rd	Wednesday and Thursday	2
Al Hijri-Islamic New Year	September 11th	Tuesday	1
Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday	November 20th	Tuesday	1
Commemoration Day	November 30th	Friday	1
UAE National Day	December 2nd	Sunday	1