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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Jordan

The list of Jordan bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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28 Jul 2008 (The Jordan Times-Amman) The cabinet has confirmed that Jordan, on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, will mark the anniversary of Al Israa wal Miraaj (the nocturnal journey and heavenly ascension of the Prophet Mohammad), but that, as per a February 2006 decision, effective in 2007, this is no longer a non-working public holiday. • 31 Jan 2008 (The Jordan Times) Government agencies and official organization would be closed for a second day, on Thursday, January 31, 2008. The private sector is expected to follow. Universities will also be closed, and schools are currently on school term holidays. In compensation for today's and yesterday's unscheduled public holidays, the government has announced that Saturday, usually part of the weekend in Jordan, will be a regular working day. • 30 Jan 2008 (Agence France Presse + Inquirer.net) The Government of Jordan has declared today, Wednesday, January 30, 2008, a public holiday, due to the current snow and ice storms that have battered many countries of the Middle East, and have closed access roads to Amman, the capital of Jordan. • 04 Jan 2008 (Jordan Times + Jordan Foreign Ministry) Prime Minister Nader Dahabi announced yesterday that despite last February's Royal decree, setting the Hijra New Year public holiday for Wednesday, January 9, this year's Islamic New Year would in fact be celebrated on Thursday, January 10, 2008. • 13 Nov 2007 (The Jordan Times) Last Sunday, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit issued an official statement declaring Tuesday, November 20, 2007 (the day of the upcoming legislative elections) a public holiday to enable people to vote, and therefore that all ministries and government agencies would be closed on that day. • 17 Feb 2007 (Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit's Office) Jordan will introduce daylight saving time, beginning in 2011. Clocks will move forward by 60 minutes (GMT + 3) at midnight on the last Thursday in March. Clocks will be set back by 60 minutes (GMT + 2) as of 1:00am on the last Friday in October. • 10 Nov 2005 (Associated Press) Following last night's nearly simultaneous attacks on three United States-registered hotels in the Jordanian capital, Jordan's Prime Minister, Adnan Badran, declared Today a national public holiday, to allow tightened security measures to take hold. • 25 Aug 2005 (The Jordan Times) Exceptionally, this year, Jordan will observe a public holiday on Thursday September 1, 2005, to mark Israa Wal Miraj (Prophet Mohammad's nocturnal journey to heaven). All government departments and public institutions would be closed on that day. • 11 Nov 2004 (Petra News Agency-Amman) Jordan's Prime Minister, Faisal Fayez, announced yesterday that this year's Eid al Fitr public holidays will run from Saturday, November 13, to Tuesday, November 16, 2004, incliusively. • More News Updates For up-to-the-minute news about public holidays trends and changes, visit our public holidays news and updates pages, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Weekends are now Fridays and Saturdays . • Normal Business Hours: Fridays and Saturdays government offices, banks and most offices are closed. Government departments are open from 08:00 to 15:00 daily, Sunday to Thursday. • Ramadan Business Hours: Working hours for public agencies in Jordan are customarily reduced to 09:00 to 14:00. during the month of Ramadan, instead of 08:00 to 15:00 during the rest of the year. Private businesses also adjust their working day during the fasting month. • In January 2007, Jordan's King Abdullah II instructed the government to scrap both royal public holidays: the The King's Birthday (January 30) and late King Hussein's birthday (November 14) in a bid to boost productivity in the kingdom . • Christmas is an official public holiday in Jordan since 1956 . • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Central Bank of Jordan (Jordan central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Jordan, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Religious Holidays : Public holidays in Jordan that are based on certain religious calendars may be subject to local variations due to differing interpretations between different religious authorities, or to seemingly arbitrary changes in the date a holiday is celebrated because it conflicts with another holiday that is based on another calendar, or because the day of the holiday is deemed inauspicious (bad luck). To find out more about these uncertainties, see the footnote below, if any, for each specific religion.

Muslim Holidays : Muslim bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Jordan, for the current year, were based on the official dates published by the government of Jordan until the end of 2011. For Salat (prayer times) calculations, see our Freeware page.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Jordan, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Jordan, before planning any trip to Jordan. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.