UAE: Eid el-Adha Holiday Announced For Public Sector

On the occasion of the blessed Eid Al-Adha and the standing of Arafa, all UAE ministries and federal entities will have a holiday starting from the 9th of Dhu Al-Hijjah, corresponding to Monday, July 19, 2021, until the 12th of Dhu Al-Hijjah 1442 AH corresponding to Thursday, July 22, 2021 AD, provided that official working hours will resume on Sunday, corresponding to July 25, 2021.

This came in a circular issued by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources to all ministries and federal entities regarding the Eid al-Adha holiday and the Arafat stop in the federal government for the year 1442 AH.

الهيئة: عطلة #يوم_عرفة و #عيد_الأضحى المبارك في الوزارات والجهات الاتحادية من التاسع من ذي الحجة الموافق يوم الاثنين 19 يوليو 2021، ولغاية 12 ذي الحجة 1442هـ الموافق يوم الخميس 22 يوليو 2021، على أن يستأنف الدوام الرسمي يوم الأحد الموافق 25 يوليو 2021. pic.twitter.com/U90rqDOjSG

— FAHR (@FAHR_UAE) July 11, 2021

On this occasion, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources extended its warmest congratulations and blessings to His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and their brothers, Their Highnesses Sheikhs, members of the Supreme Council of the Union, rulers of the Emirates, asking God Almighty to return them to their Highness with good health and wellness.. She also congratulated the people of the UAE and the Arab and Islamic nations on this happy occasion. 

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