Public holiday in UAE for Prophet Muhammad's birthday 2022

The UAE Cabinet has shared that there will be a public holiday to mark the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday.

The UAE’s private sector workers will have a holiday and paid leave on Saturday October 8 to mark the occasion.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation took to Twitter on Tuesday September 27 to share the news.

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The day will be observed by all ministries and federal offices.

Sadly it means that no three-day weekend is on the horizon for UAE residents who work Monday to Friday.

There are still two big UAE public holidays to come this year— Commemoration Day and National Day.

Commemoration Day will be on Thursday December 1 and National Day will be on Friday December 2 with celebrations lasting until Sunday.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced that Saturday, October 8, 2022, Rabi Al-Awwal 12, 1444 will be a paid leave for the private sector on the occasion of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday.#MoHRE pic.twitter.com/ho6FfiGOgj
— وزارة الموارد البشرية والتوطين (@MOHRE_UAE) September 27, 2022

This will mean two days off on Thursday and Friday making it a four-day weekend. Time to start locking in plans. Staycation anyone?

All UAE public holiday in 2022 are subject to confirmation by the UAE government closer to the date, make sure to stay tuned to Time Out Abu Dhabi for the latest updates.

Private sector workers had three-days off for Eid Al-Fitr 2022, which was a bonus weekend as the public holiday started on Monday May 2 and lasted until Wednesday May 4.

Arafat Day fell on Friday July 8. And this was followed by the Eid Al-Adha 2022 begining on Saturday July 9 until Monday July 11 meaning we were lucky enough to have a four-day long weekend.