The Egyptian Cabinet issued an official statement clarifying the final regulations regarding the January 25 holiday, which millions of state employees are anticipating to mark Police Day and the anniversary of the January 25 Revolution.
The decision includes how the holiday will be calculated for employees in both the public and private sectors, particularly addressing widespread questions about the application of the government’s recently implemented “holiday shift” system, which aims to standardize official holidays.
According to a decision by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the holiday commemorating the January 25 Revolution and Police Day in 2026 will fall on Thursday, January 29th.
This was done to give employees the opportunity to celebrate the occasion at the end of the work week, while ensuring that government and private transactions are not affected on regular working days.
It is an official paid holiday for employees in both the public and private sectors.
The holiday applies to all state employees, with the employer having the right to require employees to work when necessary, in exchange for double pay or an alternative day off, in accordance with Egyptian labor law.
For institutions that have Friday and Saturday as their weekend, this decision grants employees a three-day holiday, starting Thursday morning and ending Saturday evening.
