UAE holiday: Hijri (Islamic) New Year to fall on August 31

Dubai-The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) has announced that Saturday August 31 will be the first day of Muḥarram.

On its twitter page, the FAHR published a circular, which reads: “ Further to the circular issued by Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) regarding the Hijri New Year’s holiday for 1441H in the Federal Government, and in light of the announcement of the relevant authorities in the Government that Saturday is the first day of Muharram 1441 H, the Hijri New Year’s holiday will , therefore, be observed on Saturday August 31 2019. Regular working hours will be resumed on Sunday September 1, 2019. Happy New Year”.

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