National Holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2015

United Arab Emirates
2015

List of Holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2015

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Thursday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	National Holiday
Saturday	Jan 03	Prophet Muhammad’s birthday	National Holiday
Saturday	May 16	Israa & Miaraj Night	National Holiday
Thursday	Jun 18	Ramadan	Not A Public Holiday	Expected Start of Ramadan
Thursday	Jul 16	Eid Al Fitr Holiday	Government Holiday	Public sector only
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	Government Holiday	Public sector only
Monday	Jul 20	Eid Al Adha Holiday	Government Holiday	Public sector only
Wednesday	Sep 23	Day of Arafah	National Holiday
Thursday	Sep 24	Eid Al Adha Holiday	National Holiday
Friday	Sep 25	Eid Al Adha Holiday	National Holiday
Saturday	Sep 26	Eid Al Adha Holiday	Government Holiday	Public sector only
Thursday	Oct 15	Hijri New Year's Day	National Holiday	Hijri New Year
Tuesday	Dec 01	Martyrs' Day	National Holiday	Moved to 1 December
Wednesday	Dec 02	National Day	National Holiday
Thursday	Dec 03	National Day Holiday	Government Holiday	Public sector only
Thursday	Dec 24	Prophet Muhammad’s birthday	National Holiday	Second time in 2015 due to Lunar cycles

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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