Home GCC UAE UAE announces public sector holiday for Prophet Mohammad’s birthday Work will resume on November 1 by Gulf Business October 21, 2020 The UAE has announced that Thursday, October 29, will be a public holiday for federal government employees to commemorate Prophet Mohammad’s birthday. This will mean a three-day weekend, with work 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 The birthday of Prophet Mohammad is observed on the 12th day of Rabi Al Awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar. All licenced venues in Dubai will have to refrain from serving alcohol between 5.30pm on Wednesday, October 28 until 6.30pm on Thursday, October 29 to mark the birth anniversary. Read: Dry night coming up in Dubai next week There will also be no entertainment or parties during this period. Tags Employees Federal government holiday Prophet Muhammad’ UAE 0 Comments You might also like Standard Chartered expands private banking team in the UAE UAE finalises pact to boost trade with Eurasian Economic Union UAE set to roll out 15% tax for global corporate giants US clears export of advanced AI chips to UAE under Microsoft deal