Hijri New Year holiday for UAE's private, public sector announced

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Dubai - The announcement was made on the ministry's official Twitter account.

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Published: Mon 19 Aug 2019, 9:15 PM

Last updated: Wed 21 Aug 2019, 8:47 AM

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation in UAE has announced the 1st of Muharram 1441 as an official holiday on the occasion of Hijri New Year. This will be a paid holiday for all government entities, establishments, and private companies in the UAE.

The announcement was made on the ministry's official Twitter account.
UAE's Federal Authority for Government Human Resources had also earlier made the announcement on social media, that Muharram 1, 1441 will be a holiday for the public sector/federal government workers.
The announcement was made based on the Council of Ministers Resolution No. 37 of 2019.


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