Mashable: The holiday was announced by UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced the holiday on Tuesday.

October 8, 2022, will be a paid holiday for all private sector workers.

On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation declared that Saturday, October 8, 2022, will be a paid leave for all the private sector workers on the occasion of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday.

Announcing the news on their official Twitter account, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) wrote, “The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced that Saturday, October 8, 2022, Rabi Al-Awwal 12, 1444 will be a paid leave for the private sector on the occasion of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday.”

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced that Saturday, October 8, 2022, Rabi Al-Awwal 12, 1444 will be a paid leave for the private sector on the occasion of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday.#MoHRE pic.twitter.com/ho6FfiGOgj

— وزارة الموارد البشرية والتوطين (@MOHRE_UAE) September 27, 2022
In most Islamic countries, including the Gulf countries, the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday is observed on the 12 Rabi’ Al-Awwal 1444 which is the third month in the Islamic calendar.

However, this does not mean a long weekend for those who get Saturday-Sunday off but it is a relief for those working on Saturdays. The public and private sectors in the UAE usually have unified holidays.

This holiday on October 8, 2022, will be followed by two more, which will round off the list of official holidays for the year 2022.

The remaining two holidays will be on the occasion of Commemoration Day and the United Arab Emirates National Day. Beginning on Thursday, December 1, 2022, with Commemoration Day, and ending on Sunday, December 4, 2022, this will be the last long weekend for the Emirate for this year.

UAE’s National Day will fall on Friday, December 2, 2022.