President’s Day 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Marshall Islands

The first president of Marshall Islands, Amata Kabua, is honoured with a public holiday known as President’s Day on his birthday every 17 November.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2025	17 Nov	Mon	President's Day
2026	17 Nov	Tue	President's Day
2027	17 Nov	Wed	President's Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Kabua held office from 1979, when Marshall Islands first became independent, until 1996. Kabua began to be active in politics in 1963 when Marshall Islands was still under US control, and he was a leading proponent of the Marshall Islands independence movement from early on. He served four four-year terms as president following the achievement of independence.

After Amatu Kabua died in office in 1996, his cousin, Imata Kabua took up the reigns of power.

The influence Amatu Kabua had on Marshall Islands’ history is enormous, and in the land of his birth, he remains extremely popular to this day. His birthday, President’s Day, is observed with a solemn wreath laying ceremony at his tomb, a festive lunch held right after the ceremony, and by a speech given by the sitting president to honour the memory of Marshall Islands’ first president.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	17 Nov	Sun	President's Day
	18 Nov	Mon	President's Day Holiday
2023	17 Nov	Fri	President's Day