No Additional Holidays for Hajj and Eid al-Adha, Confirms President’s Office

The President’s Office has confirmed that no extra public holidays will be granted this year for Hajj and Eid al-Adha.

In a post on X, Heena Waleed, spokesperson at the President’s Office, stated that the Eid holiday will remain as scheduled in the national calendar. “This year’s Hajj coincides with Thursday, June 5, Saudi Arabia has declared. Hajj and Eid al-Adha will be closed on the days already designated as holidays on the calendar,” she said.

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މިއަހަރުގެ ޙަައްޖު ދުވަސް ދިމާވަނީ، 5 ޖޫން ވާ ބުރާސްފަތި ދުވަހާ ކަމުގައި ސަޢޫދީޢަރަބިއްޔާއިން ކަނޑައެޅުއްވުމާ ގުޅިގެން ދަންނަވަމެވެ. ޙައްޖު ދުވަހާއި އަޟްޙާ ޢީދާ ގުޅިގެން ބަންދުވާނީ، މިހާރުވެސް ކަލަންޑަރުގައި ބަންދު ކަމަށް ކަނޑައަޅާފައިވާ ދުވަސްތަކެވެ.— Heena Waleed (@MvSpokesperson) May 28, 2025

According to the current calendar, the pilgrimage falls on Thursday, 5 June. The first two days of Eid al-Adha align with Friday and Saturday, which are already part of the weekend in the Maldives. As a result, the official Eid holiday will span two additional days: Sunday and Monday.

The statement comes amid public speculation over whether the government would declare an extended holiday period surrounding the Islamic festivities.