# UAE Federal Government Working Day

> Checks a UAE date against the federal-government Monday-Friday baseline and exact 2026 UAE/FAHR public holidays.

- Calculator id: `uae-federal-working-day` · Category: Everyday Life (`everyday`) · Tool name: `check_uae_federal_working_day`
- Canonical page: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/uae-federal-working-day · This document: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/uae-federal-working-day.md · JSON definition: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/uae-federal-working-day.json

## Purpose

Checks a UAE date against the federal-government Monday-Friday baseline and exact 2026 UAE/FAHR public holidays.

**Use when:** You need a UAE federal-government workday or public-holiday result for 2026.

**Do not use when:** You need Sharjah/local-government, private-employer, bank, exchange, school or an unannounced lunar date.

## Example user requests

- Is 2026-08-28 a UAE federal-government working day?


## Input

| Parameter | Type | Unit | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `date` | date |  | required | Gregorian date in exact 2026 UAE federal-government coverage. |

## Output

| Field | Type | Unit | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `territory` | string |  | AE. |
| `territory_name` | string |  | United Arab Emirates. |
| `jurisdiction` | string |  | UAE federal government. |
| `weekday` | string |  | Gregorian weekday. |
| `is_working_day` | boolean |  | True for a Monday-Friday date without an included exact public holiday. |
| `day_type` | string |  | Regular workday, official weekend or public holiday. |
| `weekend_days` | string_list |  | Saturday and Sunday for the federal-government baseline. |
| `holiday_names` | string_list |  | Exact-date public holidays applying on the date. |
| `holiday_legal_bases` | string_list |  | Government announcement or Cabinet Resolution basis. |
| `calendar_scope` | string |  | UAE federal-government workweek and national public holidays. |
| `private_sector_policy` | string |  | Employer weekly rest-day limitation. |
| `unresolved_lunar_rules` | list |  | Rules still awaiting an official Gregorian date, if any. |
| `calendar_profile` | string |  | uae-fahr-federal-holidays. |
| `dataset_version` | string |  | Pinned FAHR/UAE Government package. |
| `sources` | list |  | Official UAE Government, legislation and FAHR sources. |

## Formula

`is_working_day = Monday-Friday federal baseline and no exact published public holiday`

Apply exact UAE Government/FAHR 2026 dates over the federal-government workweek; do not guess lunar dates or employer rest days.

## Data Sources

- UAE Government public holidays — https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/public-holidays-and-religious-affairs/public-holidays (government, published 2026-07-02)
- UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 27 of 2024 — https://uaelegislation.gov.ae/en/legislations/2595 (legislation)
- UAE Government working hours in the public sector — https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/jobs/working-in-uae-government-sector/working-hours-in-the-public-sector (government, published 2025-03-03)
- FAHR Circular No. 2 of 2026 - Eid Al Fitr — https://www.fahr.gov.ae/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Circular-No.-2-of-2026-Regarding-the-Eid-Al-Fitr-Holiday-for-the-Year-1447H.pdf (government, published 2026-02-23)
- FAHR 2026 Arafat and Eid Al Adha announcement — https://www.fahr.gov.ae/en/news/the-federal-authority-for-human-resources-announces-the-eid-al-adha-holiday-for-the-federal-government-from-may-25-29-2026/ (government, published 2026-05-12)
- FAHR Circular No. 11 of 2026 - Prophet Mohammad's Birthday — https://www.fahr.gov.ae/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular-No.-11-of-2026-Regarding-The-Holiday-of-the-Prophet-Mohammads-Birthday-1448-AH.pdf (government, published 2026-08-07)
- FAHR New Year 2026 announcement — https://www.fahr.gov.ae/en/news/fahr-announces-new-year-2026-holiday-for-the-federal-government/ (government, published 2025-12-11)

Data freshness: `static`. Refresh after official UAE/FAHR announcements; exact dates are not extrapolated.

## API

- `GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/uae-federal-working-day?date=…`
- `POST https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/uae-federal-working-day` with JSON body `{"inputs": {…}}`
- Response: unified envelope (`success`, `request`, `result.values`, `result.units`, `sources`, `freshness`, `timestamp`, `next_actions`, `links`); see https://tttkmbb.com/docs/response-format.md
- Schema: https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/uae-federal-working-day · OpenAPI operationId `check_uae_federal_working_day` in https://tttkmbb.com/openapi.json
- Authentication: none. Rate limit: fair use, see https://tttkmbb.com/docs/rate-limits.md.

## MCP

- Server: `https://tttkmbb.com/mcp` (Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC 2.0, no auth)
- Tool: `check_uae_federal_working_day` (dedicated) or `run_calculator` with `{"calculator_id": "uae-federal-working-day", "inputs": {…}}`

## Example

- Prophet Mohammad's Birthday: inputs `{"date":"2026-08-28"}` → `{"is_working_day":false}`

```
GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/uae-federal-working-day?date=2026-08-28
```

## Limitations

You need Sharjah/local-government, private-employer, bank, exchange, school or an unannounced lunar date. Apply exact UAE Government/FAHR 2026 dates over the federal-government workweek; do not guess lunar dates or employer rest days. All values are computed from the formula above; no measurement or live data is involved.

## FAQ

**Does this cover every UAE employer?**

No. It is a federal-government baseline; private-employer and local-government schedules are not inferred.

## Related

- [Add UAE Federal Government Working Days](https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/uae-federal-add-working-days.md) — Offset through the same exact-date UAE federal package.