National Holidays in Oman in 2015

Oman
2015

List of Holidays in Oman in 2015

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Sunday	Jan 04	Birthday of Prophet Muhammed	National Holiday
Friday	Jan 23	Oman Public Holiday	National Holiday	Day of Mourning for Saudi King Abdullah
Saturday	Jan 24	Oman Public Holiday	National Holiday	Day of Mourning for Saudi King Abdullah
Sunday	Jan 25	Oman Public Holiday	National Holiday	Day of Mourning for Saudi King Abdullah
Sunday	May 17	Isra'a Wal Miraj	National Holiday
Thursday	Jul 16	Eid Al-Fitr	National Holiday	End of Ramadan
Friday	Jul 17	Eid Al-Fitr	National Holiday	End of Ramadan
Saturday	Jul 18	Eid Al-Fitr Holiday	National Holiday
Sunday	Jul 19	Eid Al-Fitr Holiday	National Holiday
Monday	Jul 20	Eid Al-Fitr Holiday	National Holiday
Thursday	Jul 23	Renaissance Day	National Holiday
Wednesday	Sep 23	Arafat Day	National Holiday	Haj Day
Thursday	Sep 24	Eid Al-Adha	National Holiday	Feast of the Sacrifice
Friday	Sep 25	Eid Al-Adha Holiday	National Holiday
Saturday	Sep 26	Eid Al-Adha Holiday	National Holiday
Thursday	Oct 15	Hijri New Year	National Holiday	Islamic New Year
Wednesday	Nov 18	National Day	National Holiday	Independence from Portugal in 1650
Thursday	Nov 19	Sultan's Birthday	National Holiday	Birthday of Qaboos bin Said al Said
Thursday	Dec 24	Birthday of Prophet Muhammed	National Holiday	Second time in 2015 due to Lunar cycles

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Notes

• Friday and Saturday are the weekend for both public and private sectors
• Under the Labor Code, Chapter 2 Article 65, all employees are entitled to a paid day off for nationally recognised holidays. If the employee cannot take the day off, they must be paid their regular rate of pay plus 25 per cent, or given a different day off with pay.