The Eid Al-Fitr holiday (paid holiday) for the UAE’s private sector will be on the first and second of Shawwal 1431 Hijri year, that is on Friday and Saturday, according to a ministerial circular issued by the UAE’s Minister of Labour, Saqr Ghubash.
On Sunday, it was announced that the Eid Al Fitr holiday for federal ministries and departments will start from Wednesday 29th of Ramadan, (8th September) until the third of Shawwal 1431 Hijri year ( 12th September).
Meanwhile, the Minister of Justice Dr Hadef Bin Ju’an Al-Dhaheri issued a ministerial resolution setting up the Shawwal moon-sighting committee for the current Hijri year 1431 to determine the first day of Eid Al-Fitr.
The committee will be chaired by the Minister and its membership includes Sultan Saeed Al-Badi, Undersecretary of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, Mohammed Hamad Al-Badi, Director General of the Ministry of Justice, Dr Mohammed Mattar Salim Al-Ka’abi, Director General of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Awqaf), Dr Farouk Hamada, religious advisor at the court of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Mohammed Al-Yadali, mufti at Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD), judges and others.
ADJD’s own moon sighting committee is to continue to collect evidence of sighting the new moon of the Hijri month of Shawwal and is to report findings to the Ministry’s committee. A meeting will be held on Wednesday 8th September after the maghreb (sunset) prayer at ADJD head office.
According to the newswire WAM, Ghubash congratulated President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates on the advent of the Eid Al Fitr, wishing them good health.
He also congratulated people of UAE and the Arab and Muslim World on the happy occasion.
The WAM report on Sunday also said that work for the federal ministries and departments will resume on the fourth day of Shawwal, according to a circular issued by the Minister of Education and Chairman of the Federal Human Resources Authority, Humaid Obeid Al Qatami.
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