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Bank and Public Holidays for Jordan

Jordan bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for the remainder of 2019, from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers.

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25 Apr 2019 Jordan Declares Bank Holiday May 2 (The Central Bank of Jordan-Amman) The Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan has issued a Memorandum which announces a bank holiday on Thursday, May 2, 2019, on account of the annual International Labor Day non-working Jordanian public holiday and bank holiday. • 24 Apr 2019 Jordan 2019 Labour Day Public Holiday May 2 (Jordan News Agency Petra-Amman) The Jordanian Cabinet has announced that this year's annual International Labor Day non-working public holiday of Jordan would be observed on May 2, 2019. • 16 Jan 2019 Jordanian Public Holidays January 17 (Jordan News Agency Petra-Amman) Jordan's Prime Minister, Omar Razzaz, has issued a circular decreeing a non-working public holidays in Jordan for all ministries and official government departments, institutions and public bodies, on Thursday, January 17, 2019, due to "prevailing snowy conditions". • 07 Dec 2018 Jordanian Year-End 2018-2019 Public Holidays Announced (Jordan News Agency Petra-Amman) Jordan's Prime Minister has issued a circular decreeing non-working public holidays in Jordan on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, and Tuesday, January 1, 2019. • 15 Nov 2018 Jordan Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday November 20 (Jordan News Agency Petra-Amman) Jordanian Prime Minister, Omar Razzaz, has issued a circular decreeing a non-working public holiday in Jordan on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, to commemorate the upcoming annual Jordanian non-working public holiday for the Prophet's birth anniversary. • 18 Oct 2018 Jordanian 2019 Bank and Public Holidays Announced (The Central Bank of Jordan-Amman) The Central Bank of Jordan has announced its annual list of religious and national non-working public holidays and bank holidays in Jordan for the upcoming calendar year 2019. • 08 Sep 2018 Jordanian Hijri 1440 Public Holiday Announced (Jordan News Agency Petra-Amman) Jordanian Prime Minister, Hani Mulqi, has issued a circular decreeing a non-working public holiday in Jordan on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, to commemorate the upcoming annual Jordanian non-working public holiday for the Hijri New Year 1440. • 22 Apr 2018 Jordan Labour Day 2018 Public Holiday (Jordan News Agency Petra-Amman) Jordan's Prime Minister, Hani Mulki, has announced that this year's annual International Labor Day non-working public holiday of Jordan would be observed on its traditional date of May 1st, and would not be moved to another date as has sometimes been the case in recent years. • 29 Mar 2018 Jordanian Public Holidays April 1, 8 and 9 (Jordan News Agency Petra-Amman) The Jordanian Prime Ministry has issued a circular decreeing April 1, 8 and 9, 2018, as additional non-working public holidays in Jordan on account of the upcoming Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday non-working public holidays of Jordan in 2018. • 20 Dec 2017 Jordanian Year-End 2017-2018 Public Holidays Announced (Jordan News Agency Petra-Amman) Jordanian Prime Minister, Hani Al-Mulki, has issued a circular decreeing non-working public holidays in Jordan on Monday, December 25, 2017, and Monday, January 1, 2018. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Jordan public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Weekends are 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 . • Jordan International Codes JO and JOR (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .jo (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Jordan information and news: Central Bank of Jordan (Jordan central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Jordan maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Jordan), and Wikipedia (includes Jordan commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

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. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

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 2019 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 worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.

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