{"id":32311,"date":"2025-06-16T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=32311"},"modified":"2025-06-16T10:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:09:29","slug":"islamic-new-year-2025-in-uae-predicted-date-public-holiday-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/islamic-new-year-2025-in-uae-predicted-date-public-holiday-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic New Year in UAE: Public Holiday Confirmed for June 27 to Mark Hijri Year 1447 AH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>UAE government has officially declared Friday, June 27, 2025, as a public holiday<\/strong> in observance of the Islamic New Year, which marks the beginning of Hijri year 1447 AH.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement, issued by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR), applies to public sector employees across the country. With the holiday falling on a Friday, <strong>workers in the public sector can look forward to a three-day weekend<\/strong>, with normal working hours resuming on Monday, June 30.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29487\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1279922203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1279922203.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1279922203-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1279922203-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1279922203-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Islamic New Year is based on the Hijri calendar, a lunar calendar used widely across the Muslim world. The new year begins on the first day of Muharram, the calendar\u2019s first month. As with all Islamic holidays in the UAE, the final date was confirmed based on moon-sighting procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Planning to make the most of the long weekend? Don\u2019t miss our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/best-staycations-in-the-uae-top-deals-and-staycation-places\/\">guide to the Best Staycations in the UAE<\/a> \u2013 perfect for a quick escape without leaving the country<\/strong>. Whether you&#8217;re after beachside relaxation or mountain air, there\u2019s something for everyone to enjoy during this 3-day break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UAE government has officially declared Friday, June 27, 2025, as a public holiday in observance of the Islamic New Year, which marks the beginning of Hijri year 1447 AH. The announcement, issued by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR), applies to public sector employees across the country. With the holiday falling on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":14211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0623\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0629"}}],"cities":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}