Flag Day on November 2 instead of November 3

The Ministry of Cabinet and the Future has issued a circular announcing that UAE Flag Day celebrations will take place on Thursday, November 2, instead of Friday, November 3.

It called on all ministries, federal bodies and their affiliates to raise the UAE flag at 11am.

Flag Day is a national campaign, which was launched by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, VicePresident and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in November 2013 to commemorate the accession of His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan as President of the nation.

Flag Day is a day of celebration, reflecting a symbol of unity, patriotism and loyalty to the UAE and its wise leadership, and adherence to the values of the union established by the UAE’s Founding Fathers.