Public Holidays IR 2024

27 holidays · 27 national · 0 regional

2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

Date	Day	Holiday	Scope
25 Jan	Thu	Birthday of Imam Ali National	National
8 Feb	Thu	Mabaas of Muhammad National	National
11 Feb	Sun	Anniversary of Islamic Revolution National	National
25 Feb	Sun	Birthday of Imam Mahdi National	National
19 Mar	Tue	Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry National	National
20 Mar	Wed	Nowruz National	National
21 Mar	Thu	Nowruz National	National
22 Mar	Fri	Nowruz National	National
23 Mar	Sat	Nowruz National	National
31 Mar	Sun	Martyrdom of Imam Ali National	National
31 Mar	Sun	Islamic Republic Day National	National
1 Apr	Mon	Sizdah Bedar National	National
10 Apr	Wed	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) National	National
11 Apr	Thu	Holyday for Fetr Eeid National	National
4 May	Sat	Martyrdom of Imam Jafar National	National
3 Jun	Mon	Imam Khomeini's Demise National	National
4 Jun	Tue	Revolt of Khordad 15 National	National
16 Jun	Sun	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) National	National
24 Jun	Mon	Eid al-Ghadeer National	National
15 Jul	Mon	Tasoua National	National
16 Jul	Tue	Ashoura National	National
24 Aug	Sat	Arbaeen-e Hosseini National	National
1 Sep	Sun	Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Hassan (Mujtaba) National	National
3 Sep	Tue	Martyrdom of Imam Reza National	National
11 Sep	Wed	Martyrdom of Imam Hassan National	National
20 Sep	Fri	Birthday of Muhammad Prophet National	National
5 Dec	Thu	Martyrdom of Fatima-Zahara National	National

IR public holidays 2024: 27 days

In IR in 2024 there are 27 public holidays, all national. Of these, 18 fall on a weekday — guaranteed days off for employees — while 9 coincide with Saturday or Sunday. 6 land on a Monday or Friday, naturally extending the weekend without using any annual leave. The month with the most public holidays is March. The holiday calendar opens with Birthday of Imam Ali on 25 January and closes with Martyrdom of Fatima-Zahara on 5 December.