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3/24/25, 2:11 PM Dubai Government announces Eid Al Fitr public holiday for public sector | Time Out Dubai
The Dubai Government has issued an important update ahead of the Eid Al Fitr public holiday.

Work will be suspended for public sector employees for the first three days of the Islamic Hijri month of
Shawwal with the 30th day of Ramadan also an official day of if Ramadan is a 30-day month. This will
allow government workers to enjoy the Eid Al Fitr public holiday.

The first three days of Shawwal mark Eid Al Fitr and immediately follow Ramadan. Work will resume
from Shawwal 4.

In the Islamic Hijri calendar, months are either 29 or 30 days long with the exact duration of each
month determined by whether or not a crescent moon is spotted on either the 28th day or the 29th day
of the month.

Current moon sighting predictions indicate that Monday March 31 will be the first day of Shawwal
which would then mean that Dubai government workers will get Sunday March 30, Monday March 31,
Tuesday April 1 and Wednesday April 2 off.

But the official dates will be confirmed closer to the time based on moonsighting for corresponding
Islamic calendar dates.

DGHR issued a circular announcing Eid al-Fitr holidays for 1446 Hijri, which states that work across all
entities, departments and institutions affiliated with Dubai government will be suspended from the 1st
of Shawwal 1446 AH until the 3rd of Shawwal 1446 AH. Official work
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Earlier in the week, the UAE government reiterated the plans for public holidays during Eid Al Fitr for
both the public and private sectors and Dubai has now officially followed the same dates.

A circular issued by the Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR) stated that work
across all entities, departments and institutions will be suspended on the dates stated above.

A statement by the DGHR clarified that employees who work on a shift basis were not included in the
circular.

The statement said: “Staff members of various entities, departments and institutions who work on shift
basis or those involved in managing public facilities or providing public services are not included in the
circular.

“To ensure seamless functioning of facilities during this holiday, these entities are responsible for
deciding the working hours for the exempt categories in line with their operational needs.”

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