ISLAMIC NEW YEAR HOLIDAY 2022(HIJRI NEW YEAR)

ISLAMIC NEW YEAR HOLIDAY 2022(HIJRI NEW YEAR)

July 27, 2022

Saturday, July 30, will be an official paid holiday for all private sector employees in the UAE on the occasion of Islamic new year (1444H).
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) said this is in line with the decree issued by the UAE Cabinet to unify the official holidays of public and private sectors in 2021 and 2022. Unified holidays mean that Emiratis and expats working in government departments and private companies are entitled to the same official days off for national and religious events.
The Islamic New Year, also called the Hijri New Year or Arabic New Year, is the day that marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. The first day of the Islamic year is observed by most Muslims on the first day of the month of Muharram.
Wishing our Muslim brothers, sisters and friends, Happy Islamic New Year.May everyone’s life be filled with success by being enlightened in the new light.