Islamic New Year Holiday Announced: Three-Day Weekend Confirmed

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 Year (1445H).

The Dubai Government has aligned their public holiday with the Federal Authorities, who earlier announced that all Federal entities in the country would get a holiday on the same. This comes in the implementation of a Cabinet Resolution on official holidays in the public and private sectors in the UAE in 2023.

Islamic New Year is the first day of the month of Muharram and the date marks the beginning of Islam as a community.

After Islamic New Year, the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday will likely be marked with a public holiday on Wednesday September 27.

The remainder of the UAE public holidays will take place in December.

Commemoration Day falls on Friday December 1 this year, which will be followed by National Day on Saturday December 2 and National Day on Sunday December 3.