Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1980

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 1980. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1980 are New Year's Day (Tuesday, January 1), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Wednesday, January 30), Eid al-Fitr (Tuesday, August 12), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, August 13), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Thursday, August 14), Arafat Day (Saturday, October 18), Eid al-Adha (Sunday, October 19), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Monday, October 20), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Tuesday, October 21), Islamic New Year (Sunday, November 9), Commemoration Day (Monday, December 1), National Day (Tuesday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Wednesday, December 3).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 1980: Aug 12–Aug 14 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Oct 18–Oct 21 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Nov 29–Dec 3 (5 days, Commemoration Day, National Day, National Day (day 2)).

The weekend in United Arab Emirates is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Official holidays for the public and private sectors (Cabinet Resolution 27 of 2024). The Cabinet may move a holiday next to a weekend, and Eid dates depend on the moon sighting.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.