Islamic New Year 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Brunei Darussalam

Islamic New Year is a public holiday for the people of Brunei. Many will fast and pray throughout the month of Muharram, especially during the first 10 days.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	19 Jul	Wed	Islamic New Year
2024	8 Jul	Mon	Islamic New Year
2025	27 Jun	Fri	Islamic New Year
	28 Jun	Sat	Islamic New Year Holiday
2026	17 Jun	Wed	Islamic New Year
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

The first day of the Islamic year is called “Awal Tahun Hijrah,” in reference to the first day of the Islamic “Hijrah” Calendar. The Islamic Calendar and dating system begins with the “hijrah” (flight) of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in C.E. 622.

In Brunei, both Western New Year’s Day on 1 January and Islamic New Year’s Day on 1 Muharram are publicly recognised holidays. This makes sense since Brunei is predominantly Muslim and yet is interconnected to the rest of the world that largely follows the Gregorian Calendar.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2022	30 Jul	Sat	Islamic New Year
2021	10 Aug	Tue	Islamic New Year
2020	20 Aug	Thu	Islamic New Year
2019	1 Sep	Sun	Islamic New Year
	2 Sep	Mon	Islamic New Year Holiday
2018	11 Sep	Tue	Islamic New Year
2017	22 Sep	Fri	Islamic New Year
	23 Sep	Sat	Islamic New Year Holiday