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Ramadan 2027 working hours

None of the six governments has announced its hours for Ramadan 2027 yet. Below is what each decided for Ramadan 2026, the public and the private sector apart, each with its source; the 2027 hours appear here as they are announced.

Read on the official sources on 3 October 2026.

Ramadan 2027 hours

Not announced yet

Ramadan 2027

Not announced yet in any of the six, as of 3 October 2026. Each government's decision is added here, with its source, when it is published.

Ramadan 2026: what each government decided

A decision was issued for that Ramadan; a standing rule is in force every Ramadan. Where a sector has no entry, no official page stating its hours was found.

Questions

Have the Ramadan 2027 working hours been announced?
Not yet, in any of the six Gulf countries, as of 3 October 2026. Each government's decision appears on this page with its source when it is published.
What were the Ramadan working hours in UAE in 2026?
Public sector: Federal government: Monday to Thursday 9:00 to 14:30, Friday 9:00 to 12:00. Ministries may keep their flexible hours within that window, and let up to 70% of staff work remotely on Fridays. Private sector: Normal working hours cut by two hours a day. Companies may use flexible or remote work within the day's reduced hours.
What were the Ramadan working hours in Saudi Arabia in 2026?
Public sector: Five hours a day, 10:00 to 15:00. The competent minister may move the start and end by up to two hours, and apply flexible hours. Private sector: Muslim workers: actual working hours of at most six a day or thirty-six a week.
What were the Ramadan working hours in Qatar in 2026?
Public sector: Five hours a day, 9:00 to 14:00; staff may arrive as late as 10:00 if they complete the five hours. Remote work for at most 30% of staff, Qatari mothers and people with disabilities first. The health and education ministries set their own hours. Private sector: At most thirty-six hours a week and six a day, under the Labour Law, as the Ministry of Labour announced for the month; forty-eight and eight the rest of the year.
What were the Ramadan working hours in Kuwait in 2026?
Public sector: Four and a half hours a day. Morning shift: work starts between 8:00 and 10:30, under the Commission's standing Ramadan rules (Decision No. 1 of 2024), and a body may set fixed hours instead. Evening shift: four and a half hours, starting no earlier than 18:45. Private sector: Thirty-six hours a week in Ramadan, against forty-eight the rest of the year.
What were the Ramadan working hours in Bahrain in 2026?
Public sector: Regular hours cut by a sixth, from 36 to 30 a week, with a flexible start from 8:00 to 11:00 and finish from 14:00 to 17:00, Sunday to Thursday. Extended hours, shift staff included, cut from 40 to 33.5 a week. Private sector: Muslim workers: at most six hours a day or thirty-six a week.
What were the Ramadan working hours in Oman in 2026?
Public sector: Five consecutive hours, 9:00 to 14:00. Heads of units may set flexible hours between 7:00 and 15:00, and remote work where at least half the staff stay at the workplace. Private sector: Muslim employees: at most six hours a day and thirty a week. The ministry encouraged flexible and remote work.

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