UAE announces Eid Al Fitr holidays for Private sector employees

MOHRE UAE announced on Tuesday that from Sunday, March 30 to Tuesday, April, 1 will be a paid holiday for all private sector employees across the country on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr 2025.

 

If add Saturday to Holiday list, residents can enjoy 4 or 5 day long weekend.

 

If start from Sunday, 30th March, the private sector employees can still get 3 to 4 day long weekend.

 

(Sunday Day 1, Monday Day 2, Tuesday Day 3 and Wednesday Day 4 but only if Ramadan month concludes 30th day)

 

If the month of Ramadan concludes in the 30th day, the holiday will be extended to Wednesday, April, 2.

EID Holidays for Public Sector:

The UAE Government has declared Eid Al Fitr holiday dates for government sector employees across the country on Monday in an announcement by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources.

The Eid Al Fitr 2025 holiday will begin on Shawwal 1 and end on Shawwal 3, 1446 AH, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, the authority stated.

 

Official work will resume on Shawwal 4.

 

Moon sighting in the UAE will take place on March 29 as Islamic months last 29 or 30 days.

If the crescent is spotted on March 29, Eid will be on March 30, 31 and April 1 of the Georgian calendar.

If the moon is not spotted and Ramadan completes 30 days, then the first day of Shawwal will fall on March 31, Monday.

This will translate to a Eid holiday on March 31, April 1 and April 2.

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