UAE announces holiday for Hijri New Year

Sunday, 24 July 2022 13:26

By ARN News Staff

The Hijri New Year holiday for the UAE private sector has been announced.

According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, the holiday will be on Saturday, July 30.

The announcement is based on the Cabinet's decision to unify official holidays for the public and private sector.

Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced that Saturday, July 30, 2022, will be an official paid holiday for all private sector employees in the UAE on the occasion of #IslamicNewYear (1444H). We wish you a happy Islamic New Year. #UAE #MOHRE pic.twitter.com/0NzBTSPyVY
— وزارة الموارد البشرية والتوطين (@MOHRE_UAE) July 24, 2022

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