Hijri new year12/2/2023 ![]() ![]() Previously, the UAE Cabinet had granted the private sector equal official holidays in order to streamline work in both the public and private sectors. Friday, July 21, will be a holiday for those who work in the federal government, on. #مجلس_الوزراء يعتمد أجندة العطلات الرسمية للعاملين في القطاعين الحكومي والخاص للعام 2023 /mgZiXfbabyĪs per convention, the exact date is confirmed only a week before the occasion and hence private sector workers will have to wait for the notification from the UAE government which is expected in the second week of July. The UAE government has announced the date for the Islamic New Year holiday for federal employees. The exact date of the Islamic New Year is yet to be confirmed by astronomers however, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) had announced a public holiday for the occasion at the start of 2023.Īs per the 2022 MoHRE notification, July 21 had been declared a holiday for those working in the public sector. Muharram 2023 will mark the start of the New Islamic Year 1445.įor many Muslims, the month is a time of prayer, mourning and reflection as well as time to spend with the family. The upcoming new year will be referred to as Hijri 1443 AH (Anno Hegirae in Latin or the year of the Hijra). Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar also known as the Hijri calendar. Most Muslims mark the first day of the month of Muharram as their new year. The Hijri New Year signifies the start of a new lunar year for Muslims around the world. On the occasion of the Holy Prophet’s Hijra Anniversary (PBUH) and the advent of new Hijri year, the first day of Muharram will be an official holiday for the employees of the ministries, public authorities, other departments of the State’s Administrative Apparatus, as well as employees at the private sector. The Hijri calendar is based on the lunar year, in which months are 29 or 30 days, depending on when the waxing crescent moon is sighted after the new moon. ![]()
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