Public holidays in Iraq 2028
Iraq has 16 public holidays in 2028. 10 fall on a weekday and 6 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 366. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
16public holidays
10weekday days off
251working days in 2028
105weekend days
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Army Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Thursday | Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people | |
| Tuesday | Nowruz | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Day of Arafah estimated | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Ghadir estimated | |
| Thursday | Islamic New Year estimated | |
| Saturday weekend | Ashura estimated | |
| Thursday | Prophet's Birthday estimated |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Working days per month in 2028
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Friday and Saturday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2028 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 105 | 10 | 251 |
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Jun21 wd
Jul22 wd
Aug22 wd
Sep20 wd
Oct23 wd
Nov22 wd
Dec21 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysThu 6 to Sat 8 January 2028Army Day
- 4 daysFri 25 to Mon 28 February 2028Eid al-Fitr
- 3 daysThu 16 to Sat 18 March 2028Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people
- 4 daysThu 4 to Sun 7 May 2028Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysThu 25 to Sat 27 May 2028Islamic New Year
- 3 daysThu 3 to Sat 5 August 2028Prophet's Birthday
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 30 April 2028 for Fri 28 April to Mon 1 May 2028Labor Day
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 31 December 2028 for Fri 29 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
Questions about 2028 in Iraq
- How many working days are there in Iraq in 2028?
- 251 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 105 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Iraq have in 2028?
- 16 public holidays. 6 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), Eid al-Fitr (26 February 2028), Eid al-Adha (5 May 2028), Eid al-Adha (6 May 2028), Eid al-Ghadir (13 May 2028), Ashura (3 June 2028).
- What counts as the weekend in Iraq?
- Friday and Saturday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2029?
- See public holidays in Iraq 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Iraq has 16 public holidays and 251 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/iraq/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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