UAE authorities announce Eid Al Fitr holiday dates for 2021

The announcement was made on the FAHR authority’s official Twitter account…

Eid Al Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and is a time for celebration across the world. It is marked with a few days off and we’ve been eagerly waiting for the official announcement from the authority which has just been revealed.

The announcement was made by the Federal Authority For Government Human Resources – UAE (FAHR) on their official Twitter account.

Eid al-Fitr holiday for the Federal Government is from

29th of #Ramadan until the 3rd of Shawwal

According to the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources Circular pic.twitter.com/N81Rry2LBT

— FAHR (@FAHR_UAE) May 4, 2021

The tweet reads that the Eid al-Fitr holiday for the public sector is from Ramadan 29 until Shawwal 3. This means that the public sector will enjoy a holiday from Tuesday, May 11 to Friday, May 14.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced a paid holiday for the private sector starting from Ramadan 29 until Shawwal 3, 1442 Hijri, on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr. #EidMubarak pic.twitter.com/PYHXuNGtXW

— MOHRE_UAE وزارة الموارد البشرية والتوطين (@MOHRE_UAE) May 4, 2021

What about the private sector? The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced that the private sector as well will enjoy the same amount of holidays on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr.

So, what’s the next holiday after that?

#UAE announces holidays for public, private sector for 2021-2022.#UAE_BARQ_EN pic.twitter.com/vq7Aoy2RGQ

— UAE BARQ (@UAE_BARQ_EN) December 19, 2020

After Eid Al Fitr holidays, the next long weekend will be for Arafat Day and Eid Al Adha, expected to fall between July 19 and 22. However these dates fall between Monday and Thursday, so we could have an extra-long six-day weekend on the cards.

Following that, there’s Hijri New Year which is expected to fall on Tuesday, August 10; October 21 will mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and then Commemoration Day and National Day on Wednesday, December 1, Thursday 2, and Friday 3 for the UAE’s fiftieth-anniversary celebrations.