It will be a week-long holiday, kicking off on June 2, until June 8
The UAE Cabinet has announced that the Eid Al Fitr holiday for the public sector will begin on Sunday, June 2. Work will resume on Sunday, June 9.
Following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Cabinet announces Eid Al Fitr holiday for the public sector to start on Sunday 2nd of June, for one week, with work resuming on Sunday 9th of June. #UAEGov
— UAEGov (@uaegov) 26 May 2019
For the private sector, Eid Al Fitr holidays will start on Monday, June 3 (29th of Ramadan) to 3rd of Shawwal, the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced on Sunday. Eid falls on the 1st day of Shawwal which depends on moon-sighting - this will be either June 4 or June 5.
The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources had announced earlier that Eid Al Fitr will be marked from Ramadan 29 to Shawwal 3.
The UAE Cabinet had announced in March that the same number of holidays will be granted to the public and private sector. However, for Eid Al Fitr, public sector employees enjoy an extra day off as their holidays start on June 2, Sunday.
The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources had announced that Eid Al Fitr will be marked from Ramadan 29 to Shawwal 3.
In a tweet posted earlier last month, the government department clarified that the next long weekend will be for Eid Al Adha and said that residents will benefit from a four-day holiday – one for Arafat Day and three for Eid which falls on 9 and 10-12 of Dhu Al Hijja respectively.
الهيئة الاتحادية للموارد البشرية الحكومية تعمم العطلات الرسمية للقطاعين العام والخاص في 2019-2020 بالاستناد إلى قرار مجلس الوزراء الخاص باعتماد العطلات الرسمية للعاملين في الدولة. pic.twitter.com/lwxfXrBMoI
— FAHR (@FAHR_UAE) 22 April 2019
Depending on the moon-sighting, Eid Al Adha may either fall on Saturday August 10 or on Sunday August 11.
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