Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1999

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 1999. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1999 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Tuesday, January 19), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, January 20), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Thursday, January 21), Arafat Day (Saturday, March 27), Eid al-Adha (Sunday, March 28), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Monday, March 29), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Tuesday, March 30), Islamic New Year (Saturday, April 17), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Saturday, June 26), Commemoration Day (Wednesday, December 1), National Day (Thursday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Friday, December 3).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1999: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Jan 19–Jan 21 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Mar 27–Mar 30 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Dec 1–Dec 5 (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.