UAE declares August 12 as Islamic public holiday

The United Arab Emirates has declared that the holiday for the Islamic New Year (Hijri 1443) will be on Thursday, August 12.

The new development was contained in a tweet by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources on Wednesday, via its verified Twitter handle @FAHR_UAE.

“With the Hijri new year holiday being shifted to Thursday, residents can enjoy another longer weekend this month,” Gulf News stated.

Hijri New Year Holiday – carried over – for the year 1443 in the Federal Government will be on Thursday, August 12 pic.twitter.com/ZDtd3arnmQ

— FAHR (@FAHR_UAE) August 4, 2021

Islam is the official religion and Arabic is the official language. The UAE is a member of the United Nations, the Arab League, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OPEC, the Non-Aligned Movement, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

The UAE’s oil and natural gas reserves are the sixth- and seventh-largest in the world, respectively.