JOHOR BARU: Johor will be reverting its weekend to Saturday and Sunday from the current Friday and Saturday weekend.
In a statement on Monday (Oct 7), Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim said the weekend will be changed back to Saturday and Sunday starting from January next year.
"Following the consent and blessing from His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, and after considering the views of the Johor Islamic Religious Council (JAINJ), I would like to announce that starting Jan 1 2025, Johor's weekend will be changed to Saturday and Sunday," he said in a statement on Facebook.
He added that he had also decreed that Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi and the Johor Mufti discuss and study the matter thoroughly.
"I hope that the private sector, the government and related parties allow sufficient time and space for Muslim workers to perform Friday prayers accordingly," he added.
From Jan 1, 2014 Johor had changed its weekend to Friday and Saturday as a mark of respect for Friday’s importance to Muslims and in recognition of Islam as the state’s religion.
The change was in fact a reversion to the state’s original weekend in effect during its days as an Unfederated Malay State.
Johor only switched to a Saturday and Sunday weekend in 1994, when it was implemented during Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s tenure as Mentri Besar.
