Sudan Public Holidays News and Updates

2022 (public news feed delayed by 30 days)

• Apr
• 5
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• Sudan Declares April 6 Public Holiday

  Sudan News Agency (Khartoum) - The Sudanese Secretariat General of the Council of Ministries has declared Wednesday, April 6, 2022, as a national public holiday throughout Sudan, in anticipation of the upcoming demonstrations planned for that date.
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2020

• Nov
• 9
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• Sudan Juba Peace Agreement Public Holiday November 15

  Sudan News Agency (Khartoum) - The Sudanese Council of Ministers has declared Sunday, November 15, 2020, as a national public holiday throughout Sudan, to mark the arrival in Khartoum, Sudan's capital city, of the leaders of the armed movements that signed the Juba Peace Agreement, in South Sudan, on October 3, 2020.
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• Jan
• 6
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• Sudan 2020 Public Holidays Announced

  The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2020.
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2019

• Dec
• 24
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• Sudan Declares December 25 Public Holiday

  The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - Sudan's Religion Affairs and Endowments Minister, Nasraddeen Mufreh, has announced that the cabinet of ministers, of the Sudanese transitional government, had approved the declaration of Christmas Day, on December 25, as an official public holiday in the Sudan.
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• Jan
• 18
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• Sudan 2019 Public Holidays Announced

  The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2019.
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2018

• Jan
• 31
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• Sudan 2018 Public Holidays Announced

  The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2018.
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2017

• Dec
• 29
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• Sudan Public Holiday January 1st

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Cabinet's Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Monday, January 1, 2018, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of Sudan National Day.
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• Feb
• 12
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• Sudan 2017 Public Holidays Announced

  The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2017.
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2016

• Jan
• 2
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• Sudan 2016 Public Holidays Announced

  The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2016.
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2015

• Dec
• 18
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• Sudan Public Holiday December 24

  The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that Saturday, December 24, 2015, had been declared a non-working public holiday in Sudan on account of the upcoming Eid Al-Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) annual non-working public holiday in the Sudan.
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• Apr
• 9
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• Sudan Public Holiday April 13

  The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that Monday, April 13, 2015, would be a one-off non-working public holiday in Sudan on account of the presidential and national elections being held in Sudan on that day.
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• Jan
• 22
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• Sudan 2015 Public Holidays Announced

  The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2015.
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2014

• Dec
• 30
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• Sudanese Public Holiday January 1st

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Thursday, January 1, 2015, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of the anniversary of the independence of Sudan.
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• Oct
• 1
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• Sudanese 2014 Eid al-Adha Public Holidays

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Cabinet Ministry of the Republic of Sudan has declared that the upcoming annual Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) non-working public holidays in the Republic of the Sudan would be extended to run from Friday, October 3, until Wednesday, October 9, 2014.
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• Jan
• 7
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• Sudan 2014 Public Holidays Announced

  The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2014.
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2013

• Jan
• 19
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• Sudanese Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday January 24

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Thursday, January 24, 2013, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of the anniversary of the holy Birthday of the Prophet.
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2012

• Dec
• 27
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• Sudanese Public Holiday January 1st

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Tuesday, January 1, 2013, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of the fifty-seventh anniversary of the independence of Sudan.
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• Dec
• 5
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• Sudan 2013 Public Holidays Announced

  The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released the list of official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the upcoming calendar year 2013.
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• Nov
• 16
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• Sudan Adds New Public Holiday

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - Sudan's President, Omer Al-Bashir, has issued a presidential decree declaring May 31st as a new annual non-working public holiday in Sudan to commemorate the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), signed in Doha on May 31st, 2011.
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• Aug
• 13
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• Sudan 2012 Eid al-Fitr Public Holidays Announced

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that the date of the upcoming Mulid (Prophet's Birthday) would be observed as a non-working public holiday throughout Sudan from Saturday, August 18, 2012, until Tuesday, August 21, 2012, inclusively.
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• Feb
• 1
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• Sudan 2012 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Announced

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that the date of the upcoming Mulid (Prophet's Birthday) would be observed as a non-working public holiday throughout Sudan on Sunday, February 5, 2012.
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2011

• Dec
• 27
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• Sudan 2012 Public Holidays Announced

  The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released the list of official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the upcoming calendar year 2012.
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• Aug
• 25
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• Sudan 2011 Eid al-Fitr Public Holidays Announced

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that the date of the upcoming Mulid (Prophet's Birthday) would be observed as a non-working public holiday throughout Sudan from Monday, August 29,2011, until Friday, September 2, 2011, inclusively.
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• Feb
• 13
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• Sudan Announces Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that next Tuesday, February 15, 2011, would be the date of the upcoming Al-mawlid public holiday (the birthday of Prophet Mohamed).
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• Jan
• 8
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• Sudan Rules-Out Referendum Public Holiday

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that there would be no public holidays declared for the upcoming referendum on the secession of Southern Sudan.
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• Jan
• 5
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• Sudan Announces Eastern Christmas Public Holidays

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that the public holidays for the upcoming Orthodox Christmas will begin on Friday, January 7, and last until Sunday, January 9, 2011.
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2010

• Dec
• 23
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• Sudan Announces Christmas Public Holidays

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that the upcoming public sector holidays for Christmas, would run from Friday, December 24, until Sunday, December 26, 2010, inclusively.
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• Dec
• 6
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• Sudan Declares Islamic New Year Public Holiday

  The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that tomorrow, Tuesday, December 7, 2010, would be a public holiday on account of the 1432AH Islamic New Year.
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• Nov
• 11
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• Sudan Announces Eid Al-Adha Public Holidays

  Secretariat of Sudan's Council of Ministers (Khartoum) - The Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that the upcoming public holidays for the Eid Al-Adha would be from Sunday, November 14, until Thursday, November 18, 2010, inclusively.
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• Sep
• 7
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• Sudan Announces 2010 End of Ramadan Public Holidays

  Secretariat of Sudan's Council of Ministers (Khartoum) - The Secretariat of Sudan's Council of Ministers has announced the dates for the upcoming Eid Al Fittr (End of Ramadan) public holidays.
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• Apr
• 14
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• Sudan Declares April 15 Electoral Public Holiday

  Al Jazeera (Nairobi) - The Secretariat-General of the Council of Ministers of the government of Sudan has declared a one-off electoral public holiday, tomorrow, Thursday, April 15, 2010, to get the maximum number of people to vote in the current elections.
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2009

• Dec
• 7
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• Sudan Declares Public Holiday Today

  Reuters (Khartoum) - Late last night, the government of Sudan declared today, Monday, December 7, 2009, as a one-off public holiday to coincide with the final day for voters to register for the upcoming presidential, parliamentary and local elections.
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• Nov
• 25
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• Sudan Announces April 11 Election Date

  Sudan Radio Service (Khartoum) - Sudan's National Election Commission has announced that the upcoming general elections, briefly scheduled for April 5, 2010, will now take place on April 11, 2010.
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• Sep
• 16
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• Sudan Announces End of Ramadan Public Holidays Dates

  The Sudan Tribune (Khartoum) - Sudan's Cabinet State Minister, Kamal Abdel-Latif, has announced that the upcoming End of Ramadan public sector holidays would begin on Sunday, September 20, 2009.
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2008

• Apr
• 11
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• Sudan Declares April 15 Census Public Holiday

  The Sudan Tribune - The Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced today that Tuesday, April 15, 2008, would be an official public holiday throughout Sudan to coincide with the implementation of the fifth Sudan Population and Housing Census.
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• Jan
• 9
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• Sudan Extends New Weekends To Entire Country

  El Watan - The government of Sudan, under the Presidency of Omar al Bachir, announced that, beginning on January 26, 2008, weekends in Sudan will be Fridays and Saturdays.
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• Jan
• 5
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• Sudan's Capital State Extends Weekends To Fridays And Saturdays

  New Sudan Vision - Starting on January 12, 2008, Khartoum State weekends for both public and private sectors will be 2-day long; Fridays and Saturdays.
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2007

• Apr
• 9
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• Sudan Confirms Sham Al-Nasim Public Holiday

  Sudanese Media Center - The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced that next Monday, April 9, 2007, will be an official holiday for all the employees in the state on the occasion of Sham Al-Nasim.
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2006

• Jul
• 8
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• Sudan Declares July 9 CPA Signing Public Holiday

  United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) - The Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers of Sudan has announced that Sunday, July 9, 2006, would be an official public holiday throughout Sudan on the occasion of the celebrations of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
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• Jan
• 28
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• Sudan Announces Date Of Islamic New Year Public Holiday

  Sudan Radio (Omdurman) - The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of Sudan has announced that next Tuesday, January 31, 2006, will be a public holiday throughout Sudan to celebrated the first day of the new Islamic year 1427.
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2005

• Aug
• 4
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• Sudan Declares August 6 Public Holiday

  Sudan TV (Omdurman) - The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers has declared a one-off public holiday to coincide with the Sauturday, August 6, 2005, funeral of veteran southern Sudanese leader Dr John Garang De Mabior.
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• Feb
• 24
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• Sudan Declares Public Holiday Today

  Sudan Radio Service (Nairobi) - The government of Sudan has declared today, Thursday February 24, 2005, a one-off public holiday and encouraged people to stay indoors, following yesterday's arms' depot blast in which 80 people died and over 250 were injured.
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2002

• Dec
• 4
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• Sudan Announces End of Ramadan Public Holiday Date

  Sudan TV (Omdurman) - Following its consultative meeting on the sighting of the Moon, the Sudanese Council of Muslim Scholars has declared December 5, 2002, as the date of the upcoming Id-al-Fitr public holiday.
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2000

• Dec
• 22
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• Sudan Announces December 25-29 Public Holidays

  Suna News Agency (Khartoum) - The government of Sudan has announced a public sector holiday from Monday to Friday, December 25-29, 2000, inclusively, on the occasion of the upcoming annual public holidays for Christmas and End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr).
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