National Holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2022

United Arab Emirates
2022

List of Holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2022

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Saturday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	National Holiday
Sunday	Jan 02	New Year's Day Holiday	National Holiday
Tuesday	Mar 01	Israa & Miaraj Night	Not A Public Holiday
Saturday	Apr 30	Eid Al Fitr Holiday	National Holiday	Ramadan 29
Sunday	May 01	Eid Al Fitr Holiday	National Holiday	Ramadan 30
Monday	May 02	Eid Al Fitr	National Holiday	End of Ramadan
Tuesday	May 03	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	National Holiday	Shawwal 2
Wednesday	May 04	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	National Holiday	Shawwal 3
Thursday	May 05	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	Government Holiday	Public sector only
Friday	May 06	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	Government Holiday	Public sector only
Saturday	May 14	Public Holiday	National Holiday
Sunday	May 15	Public Holiday	National Holiday
Monday	May 16	Public Holiday	National Holiday
Friday	Jul 08	Day of Arafah	National Holiday
Saturday	Jul 09	Eid Al Adha	National Holiday	Feast of the Sacrifice
Sunday	Jul 10	Eid Al Adha	National Holiday
Monday	Jul 11	Eid Al Adha Holiday	National Holiday
Saturday	Jul 30	Hijri New Year's Day	National Holiday	Hijri New Year
Saturday	Oct 08	Prophet Muhammad’s birthday	National Holiday
Thursday	Dec 01	Commemoration Day	National Holiday
Friday	Dec 02	National Day	National Holiday
Saturday	Dec 03	National Day Holiday	National Holiday

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Notes

• A public holiday can be moved to the beginning or to the end of a week if it falls between two working days
• Since 2022, the weekend is Saturday and Sunday
• Islamic holiday exact dates are subject to moon sightings and may differ from the date given
• Public sector workers now receive the same number of public holidays as the private sector