Public Holidays
EMBASSY OF MALAYSIA
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN 2026
|
NO.
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | DATE |
DAY | COUNTRY MALAYSIA (MY) ETHIOPIA (ETP) |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 1 January | Thu | MY |
| 2 | Ethiopian Christmas Day | 7 January | Wed | ETP |
| 3 | Epiphany / Timkat | 19 January | Mon | ETP |
| 4 | Chinese New Year | 17 February | Tue | MY |
| 5 | Adwa Victory Day | 2 March | Mon | ETP |
|
| Nuzul Al-Quran ** | 7 March | Sat | MY |
| 6 | Hari Raya Aidilfitri * | 20 March | Fri | MY & ETP |
| 7 | Ethiopian Good Friday | 10 April | Fri | ETP |
| 8 | International Labor Day | 1 May | Fri | MY & ETP |
| 9 | Patriot’s Day | 5 May | Tue | ETP |
| 10 | Hari Raya Aidiladha * | 27 May | Wed | MY & ETP |
| 11 | Birthday of SPB Yang di-Pertuan Agong | 1 June | Mon | MY |
| 12 | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) * | 26 August | Tue | MY & ETP |
| 13 | National Day of Malaysia | 31 August | Mon | MY |
| 14 | Ethiopian New Year | 11 Sept | Fri | ETP |
| 15 | Malaysia Day | 16 Sept | Wed | MY |
|
| Deepavali ** | 8 Nov | Sun | MY |
| 16 | Meskel | 21 Dec | Mon | ETP |
| 17 | Christmas Day | 25 Dec | Fri | MY |
Notes:
- * Subject to change
- ** Observed only and not to be taken into account as holiday.
- Whenever a public holiday falls on Sunday, the following day shall be a public holiday, and should that be already a holiday, then the following day will be observed as holiday.
Prepared by: Embassy of Malaysia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15 December 2025