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UAE (United Arab Emirates) Public Holidays 2022

See also: 2022 public holidays in Middle East, Oman, OPEC, Saudi Arabia and worldwide.

This page contains the list of UAE (United Arab Emirates) 2022 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone/iPad mobile apps. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of UAE (United Arab Emirates) official public holidays in 2022 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday
Jan Saturday New Year's Day
Apr Saturday Eid al Fitr Holiday
May Sunday Eid al Fitr Holiday
May Monday Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan)
May Tuesday Eid al Fitr Holiday
May Wednesday Eid al Fitr Holiday
July Friday Arafat Day
July Saturday Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
July Sunday Eid al Adha Holiday
July Monday Eid al Adha Holiday
July Saturday Islamic New Year
Oct Saturday The Prophet's Birthday (tentative)
Nov Wednesday Commemoration Day (may move to Dec. 1)
Dec Friday National Day
Dec Saturday National Day Holiday

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Recent UAE (United Arab Emirates) Public Holidays News and Updates


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Global Holidays Observed in UAE (United Arab Emirates) (beta)


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in UAE (United Arab Emirates), with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2019-2029).

UAE (United Arab Emirates) Background Information and Links