Government announces public holiday in Jordan set for September

Prime Minister Jafar Hassan declared Thursday, Sept. 4, a public holiday to mark the occasion of the Mawlid an-Nabawi – commemorating the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.

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The announcement stipulates that all ministries, government departments, public institutions and bodies, official universities, municipalities, joint services councils, the Greater Amman Municipality, and all government-owned companies will be closed on that day.

“The notice exempts ministries, official departments, and institutions whose work nature requires otherwise. To commemorate the occasion, the prime minister instructed all government bodies to contribute to highlighting the event in a befitting manner,” the statement by the Prime Ministry added.