Qatar Business Day Calculator
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: September 8, 2026
Calculate working days in Qatar with the State's Sunday-to-Thursday week and its four official holidays preselected: Sports Day (the second Tuesday of February), the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the Eid al-Adha holiday with Arafat Day, and National Day (18 December), as Emiri Decision No. 57 of 2025 sets them for ministries and public bodies. Banks and private employers keep shorter Eid holidays, set out below.
How Qatar Business Days Are Defined
Article 1 of Emiri Decision No. 57 of 2025 sets the State's working days at Sunday to Thursday and makes Friday and Saturday the weekly holiday, and the calculator counts the same week. Article 2 sets the official holidays: National Day on 18 December, Sports Day on the second Tuesday of February, Eid al-Fitr from 28 Ramadan to the end of 4 Shawwal, and Eid al-Adha from 9 to the end of 13 Dhu al-Hijjah. A single working day between two of these holidays counts as part of them.
Other sectors keep other lists. Under Article 4, the Qatar Central Bank and the financial institutions it supervises, and the Qatar Financial Markets Authority and the markets it regulates, take three working days for each Eid, plus 1 January and Bank Day on the first Sunday of March. Private employers follow the Labour Law (Article 6 of the decision): Law No. 14 of 2004 makes Friday the normal weekly rest day for all workers except shift workers (Article 75) and grants three working days for each Eid and one for Independence Day (Article 78). The calculator follows the State's list, so for a bank or private-sector deadline it can count an Eid working day as closed.
Sources for these rules
- Emiri Decision No. 57 of 2025: art. 1 working days Sunday to Thursday, Friday and Saturday the weekly holiday; art. 2 the State's official holidays; art. 4 the banking and market holidays; art. 6 the private sector under the Labour Law (Al Meezan, the Qatari Legal Portal)
- Labour Law No. 14 of 2004: art. 75 Friday the ordinary weekly rest day, shift workers excepted; art. 78 three working days for each Eid and one for Independence Day (Al Meezan, the Qatari Legal Portal)
Checked October 8, 2026. All sources
Qatar Public Holidays
The State's official holidays (Emiri Decision No. 57 of 2025, Article 2):
- Qatar National Sports Day (second Tuesday of February)
- Eid al-Fitr holiday (28 Ramadan to the end of 4 Shawwal)
- Eid al-Adha holiday (9 to the end of 13 Dhu al-Hijjah, Arafat Day included)
- Qatar National Day (18 December)
Dates from 2027 on are calculated from the Hijri calendar and marked (approximate) until each holiday is announced. How we determine holidays →
Sources for these dates
- Emiri Decision No. 57 of 2025: art. 1 working days Sunday to Thursday, Friday and Saturday the weekly holiday; art. 2 the State's official holidays; art. 4 the banking and market holidays; art. 6 the private sector under the Labour Law (Al Meezan, the Qatari Legal Portal)
Checked October 8, 2026. All sources
Pair these tools with Qatari project workflows
A schedule counted in working days needs the same week and the same holidays. The Project Deadline Calculator stages each phase of a project with the Qatar holiday calendar applied, Sports Day and the Eid holidays included.
Sources and verification
Official source: Al Meezan, the Qatari Legal Portal (almeezan.qa) (opens in a new tab)
Cross-checked against this source on September 8, 2026.
For informational purposes only
This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.
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