July 30 is Muharram, a national public holiday.
Awal Muharram 2022 falls on Saturday, July 30, but unfortunately, July 30 is a Saturday, so people who would not have had to work on Saturday lose a public holiday.
Muharram is also the first day of the Islamic calendar. According to the Islamic calendar, the first month is Muharram, which means “holy month” and is the first holy month of the calendar. The Islamic New Year is celebrated on the first day of the month, just like New Year’s Day in other calendars.
According to the Malaysian Public Holidays Act, a public holiday falling on a Saturday is not entitled to a compensatory holiday. Therefore, August 1 (Monday) is not a public holiday, it will be a working day, government offices will be open for business as usual and schools will be in session as usual.
If you are unable to enjoy the holiday on July 30, the next national holiday will be on August 31 (Wednesday), which is the National Day and will be celebrated in all states of Malaysia.
