Prophet Mohammed birthday: UAE announces holiday for public sector

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 10:23

The federal government has announced a holiday on October 29 to mark the Prophet's birthday.

The announcement was made on the official Twitter account of the Federal Authority For Government Human Resources.

This makes it a long weekend, with work ending on Thursday and resuming on Sunday, November 1.

تقرر أن تكون #إجازة_المولد_النبوي الشريف في #الحكومة_الاتحادية لدولة #الإمارات_العربية_المتحدة، يوم #الخميس 29 #أكتوبر 2020، على أن يستأنف الدوام الرسمي يوم #الأحد 1 #نوفمبر. pic.twitter.com/WCwLcTBsT2
— FAHR (@FAHR_UAE) October 21, 2020

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