The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has officially announced that January 1, 2025, will be a paid holiday for private sector employees in observance of New Year’s Day.
This comes after the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources also declared the same date, which falls on a Wednesday, as a public holiday for the public sector.
Meanwhile, here are the predicted holidays for 2025:
- Eid Al Fitr: March 31 to April 2, 2025 – Monday to Wednesday
- Arafat Day: May 30, 2025 – Friday
- Eid Al Adha: May 31 to June 2, 2025 – Saturday to Monday
- Islamic New Year: June 27, 2025 -Friday
- The Prophet Mohammed’s birthday: September 1, 2025 – Monday
- National Day: December 2 to 3, 2025 – Tuesday to Wednesday
