UAE National Day 2020: Public sector holiday announced

Make plans for a 5-day weekend next week, cause the holidays have been announced!

Krystien Meyers
November 22, 2020 6:43 PM

The holidays for Commemoration Day and the UAE's 49th National Day for the banking sector confirmed to be from Tuesday 1 December 2020, to Thursday 3 December 2020.


The Federal Authority For Government Human Resources also announced public sector holidays in observance of Commemoration Day (December 1) and in celebration of the UAE's 49th National Day (December 2 and 3). Work for public sector employees will resume on December 6.


First, on Tuesday, December 1 it’s Commemoration Day. Then, on December 2 and 3, the UAE’s 49th National Day celebrations will be marked with a two-day holiday.


Falling one after another, this means that December 1 to 3 is a National holiday giving workers in the UAE three days off work.