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Plan your holidays: List of long weekends in UAE this year

In 2019-20, employees of both sectors will get 14 official public holidays.

Published: Tue 5 Mar 2019, 11:00 PM

Updated: Mon 2 Sep 2019, 12:25 PM

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The UAE Cabinet issued a decree to give private sector an equal number of holidays as public sector for this year until 2020.

The decree comes with an aim to achieve a balance between the two sectors and support the national economy.

In 2019-20, employees of both sectors will get 14 official public holidays, according to the UAE Cabinet. With this, the number of holidays for the private sector has been increased.

According to the list of holidays for this year and the next, Israa Wal Miraj (Rajab 27) and Prophet Muhammad's (Peace be upon him) birthday (Rabi Al Awwal 12) won't be public holidays as was  the case previously. However, the number of holidays for Eid Al Fitr has been increased.
A one-day holiday is scheduled for Monday, June 3, for day 29 and 30 of Ramadan, according to the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department of the Government of Dubai.

As per the list of holidays, a three-day holiday for Eid Al Fitr is likely to begin on Wednesday, June 5, making it a long weekend, according to the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department of the Government of Dubai.

Another three-day holiday is scheduled for Sunday, August 11, on account of Eid Al Adha.

Public sector workers also will get three days off from Sunday, December 1 to Tuesday, December 3 to mark National Day and Commemoration Day.

Official holidays, and national and religious occasionsDate (Islamic calendar)Date (Gregorian calendar)Holiday duration
New Year24 Rabi Al-Aakhir 1440Tuesday 1 January 20191
Israa Wal Miraj27 Rajab 1440Wednesday 3 April 20191
Half of Shaban month15 Sha'ban 1440Saturday 20 April 20190
Beginning of Ramadan1 Ramadan 1440Monday 6 May 20190
Bader Al-Kubra17 Ramadan 1440Wednesday 22 May 20190
Fateh Macca20 Ramadan 1440Saturday 25 May 20190
Lailat Al Qader27 Ramadan 1440Saturday 1 June 20190
29 and 30 Ramadan29 Ramadan 1440Monday 3 June 20191
Eid Al Fitr29 Ramadan-1 Shawwal 1440Wednesday 5 June 20193
Arafat (Haj) day9 Zul Hijjah 1440Saturday 10 August 20191
Eid Al Adha10-12 Thul-Hijjah 1440Sunday 11 August 20193
Hijri New Year1 Muharram 1441Saturday 31 August 20191
Ashura Day10 Muharram 1441Monday 9 September 20190
Flag Day6 Rabi Al-Awwal 1441Sunday 3 November 20190
Prophet's Birthday12 Rabi Al-Awwal 1441Saturday 9 November, 20191
Commemoration Day3 Rabi Al-Aakhir 1441Sunday, 1 December 20191
National Day 485-6 Rabi Al-Aakhir 1441Monday 2 December to Tuesday, 3 December 20192




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