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July 7 will be a paid holiday for private sector employees in the UAE, it was announced on Tuesday. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) declared the holiday — which falls UAE authorities on Wednesday confirmed a one-day paid holiday for government employees on the occasion of Islamic New Year. The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources declared that "The Hijri New Year holiday falls on the first day of the month of Muharram, corresponding to the Gregorian date, based on the Cabinet’s decision regarding official holidays for the government Friday, July 21, will be a holiday for those who work in the federal government, on the occasion of the Hijri New Year. According to Ibrahim Al Jarwan, president of the Emirates Astronomy MoHRE declares 7th July as Islamic New Year holiday for private sector. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced that Sunday, 7th July, 2024 (1st Muharram), will be an official paid holiday for private sector companies in the UAE on the occasion of the new Hijri year 1446 AH.. Private sector workers will be granted a public holiday on Sunday to mark the Islamic New Year, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has said. The Islamic, or Hijri New Year, heralds the beginning of Muharram, the first of 12 months on the Islamic calendar. Dubai: The UAE, along with most Islamic countries, is set to observe the first day of Muharram, marking the beginning of the Islamic New Year 1446 AH, on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Dubai: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced that Friday, July 21, will be an official paid holiday for all private sector employees in the UAE on the Will UAE residents get time off on Islamic New Year 2024? The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced that Sunday July 7 will be an official paid holiday for private sector companies in the UAE to celebrate the Islamic New Year. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced that Friday, 21 July, 2023, will be an official paid holiday for all private sector employees in the UAE on the UAE announces paid Islamic New Year holiday for private sector; residents to get 3-day weekend. An authority had earlier confirmed the same long weekend would apply to federal employees too While it’s highly likely the first official day of the Islamic New Year will fall on Sunday July 7, we so far only know the confirmed holiday date the private and public sector in Dubai will receive for the occasion and not the official first day of the Islamic New Year. However, as per the list of official holidays released by the UAE government, the holiday to mark the new year will be on Friday, July 21. This translates into a three-day weekend. The Dubai Government Human Resources Department announced that Friday, 21 July 2023, will be an official paid holiday for all public sector employees in the UAE on the occasion of the Islamic New Al Hijra, the Islamic New Year, is the next public holiday we will celebrate in the UAE. The holiday will fall on Friday July 21st 2023. The Islamic New Year, which is officially known as Al Hijri, marks the beginning of a new Islamic calendar year which differs from the Gregorian calendar currently used in Western countries. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has declared that Friday, July 21, will be a paid day off for employees working in the private sector in the UAE to commemorate the Islamic New Year (1445H). The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) issued a circular announcing Aug.12 (Thursday) as a public holiday for the federal government to mark the Hijri New Year (1443), based on the Cabinet Resolution on public holidays in the UAE. The FAHR circular said regular work will resume on Sunday (Aug.15, 2021). The UAE public holidays in 2025 mix fixed and Islamic holidays. This list covers all big events. It helps everyone plan their year. The UAE work schedule in 2025 will change with these holidays. A Muslim prays after Maghrib (evening) prayer on the night of the Hijri New Year, also known as Islamic new year (Ras al-Sanah al-Hijriya) at Al Azhar mosque in old Cairo November 14, 2012. The Islamic New Year holiday will fall on Friday, July 21, for private sector workers. Chris Whiteoak / The National UAE public holiday: Islamic New Year 2023
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