MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA
2013 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
NO
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
DATE
DAY
OBSERVED BY
1.
New Year
1 January
Tuesday
Malaysia/Nigeria
2.
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.
(Maulidur Rasul)
24 January
Thursday
3.
Chinese New Year
10 February
Sunday
Malaysia
4.
Good Friday
29 March
Friday
Nigeria
5.
Easter Monday
1 April
Monday
6.
Labour Day
1 May
Wednesday
7.
Agong’s Birthday
1 June
Saturday **
8.
Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
8 & 9 August
Thursday & Friday *
9.
Malaysia’s National Day
31 August
10.
Malaysia Day
16 September
11.
Nigeria’s National Day
1 October
12.
Eidul-Adha
15 & 16 October
Tuesday & Wednesday
13.
Deepavali
3 November
14.
Awal Muharram (MaalHijrah)
5 November
15.
Christmas Day
25 December
16.
Boxing Day
26 December
NOTE:
a. Holidays marked (*) are subject to change.
b. Holidays marked (**) Non replacement
c. When holiday falls on a weekend, i.e. Saturday or Sunday, the following day will be observed as a holiday and should that day be already a holiday, the day following that day will then be observed as a holiday.
d. YDP Agong’s Birthday and Malaysia’s National Day which falls on Saturday, will be observed but not taken as a holiday.
HIGH COMMISSION OF MALAYSIA
ABUJA, NIGERIA