Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal al-Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court, Chairman of the Civil Service Council has declared that the Eid Al Adha holiday for the year 1435 for employees at the ministries, public authorities and other departments of the state's administrative apparatus will start from Friday 9 Dhul Hijjah, corresponding to October 3, till Thursday 15 Dhul Hijjah, corresponding to October 9, 2014. Work will resume on Sunday October 12.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser al-Bakri, Minister of Manpower, issued a ministerial decision stating that Eid Al Adha holiday for the private sector will be for a corresponding period, from 9 to 15 Dhul Hijjah.
Eid al Adha holidays for the UAE were announced the same day. The Emirates News Agency (WAM) said that Hussein Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education and Chairman of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, had issued a circular to the effect that the Eid Al Adha holiday for Federal Ministries and Departments is to start on October 3, and end on Monday, October 6. Normal Federal Government business hours will resume on October 7.
WAM further reported that the private sector in institutions and private sector companies in the country will receive a paid Eid Al Adha holiday from October 3 to 5. The news came in a circular issued by Saqr bin Ghobash, Minister of Labour, in accordance with Federal Law, which states that the Eid Al Adha holiday and Arafa Day will be three days.
Update: On September 29, the Central Bank of Bahrain announced that Eid Al Adha holidays run from October 4 to 7, with work resuming on October 8. The Banking Operations Directorates will however be open from October 7.