Public Holidays IR 2028

28 holidays · 28 national · 0 regional

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

IR public holidays 2028: 28 days

In IR in 2028 there are 28 public holidays, all national. Of these, 16 fall on a weekday — guaranteed days off for employees — while 12 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 Mahdi on 12 January and closes with Birthday of Imam Mahdi on 31 December.