Ramadan Working Hours for Government Offices 2025
The number of working hours during Ramadan for the Kuwaiti government sector is determined according to the decisions and circulars issued by the Civil Service Bureau. The number of working hours for this sector is usually low compared to other sectors that are subject to the Labor Law instead of the Civil Service Law.
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Ramadan Working Hours for Government Offices 2025
Work in the Kuwaiti government sector begins during Ramadan between 8:30 am and 10:30 am, and the employee is free to attend at any time between them, provided that his work day is 4:30 hours, which means that the number of hours is small compared to the number of working hours in the private sector, according to the decisions issued by the government in this regard. [1]
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Attendance and departure times for government sector employees during Ramadan
The following table shows the time for government sector employees to leave the workplace during Ramadan according to the attendance time:
| Attendance time | Check-out time | Attendance time | Check-out time | Attendance time | Check-out time |
| 8:30 AM | 1:00 PM | 9:11 AM | 1:41 PM | 9:52 AM | 2:22 PM |
| 8:31 AM | 1:01 PM | 9:12 AM | 1:42 PM | 9:53 AM | 2:23 PM |
| 8:32 AM | 1:02 PM | 9:13 AM | 1:43 PM | 9:54 AM | 2:24 PM |
| 8:33 AM | 1:03 PM | 9:14 AM | 1:44 PM | 9:55 AM | 2:25 PM |
| 8:34 AM | 1:04 PM | 9:15 AM | 1:45 PM | 9:56 AM | 2:26 PM |
| 8:35 AM | 1:05 PM | 9:16 AM | 1:46 PM | 9:57 AM | 2:27 PM |
| 8:36 AM | 1:06 PM | 9:17 AM | 1:47 PM | 9:58 AM | 2:28 PM |
| 8:37 AM | 1:07 PM | 9:18 AM | 1:48 PM | 9:59 AM | 2:29 PM |
| 8:38 AM | 1:08 PM | 9:19 AM | 1:49 PM | 10:00 AM | 2:30 PM |
| 8:39 AM | 1:09 PM | 9:20 AM | 1:50 PM | 10:01 AM | 2:31 PM |
| 8:40 AM | 1:10 PM | 9:21 AM | 1:51 PM | 10:02 AM | 2:32 PM |
| 8:41 AM | 1:11 PM | 9:22 AM | 1:52 PM | 10:03 AM | 2:33 PM |
| 8:42 AM | 1:12 PM | 9:23 AM | 1:53 PM | 10:04 AM | 2:34 PM |
| 8:43 AM | 1:13 PM | 9:24 AM | 1:54 PM | 10:05 AM | 2:35 PM |
| 8:44 AM | 1:14 PM | 9:25 AM | 1:55 PM | 10:06 AM | 2:36 PM |
| 8:45 AM | 1:15 PM | 9:26 AM | 1:56 PM | 10:07 AM | 2:37 PM |
| 8:46 AM | 1:16 PM | 9:27 AM | 1:57 PM | 10:08 AM | 2:38 PM |
| 8:47 AM | 1:17 PM | 9:28 AM | 1:58 PM | 10:09 AM | 2:39 PM |
| 8:48 AM | 1:18 PM | 9:29 AM | 1:59 PM | 10:10 AM | 2:40 PM |
| 8:49 AM | 1:19 PM | 9:30 AM | 2:00 PM | 10:11 AM | 2:41 PM |
| 8:50 AM | 1:20 PM | 9:31 AM | 2:01 PM | 10:12 AM | 2:42 PM |
| 8:51 AM | 1:21 PM | 9:32 AM | 2:02 PM | 10:13 AM | 2:43 PM |
| 8:52 AM | 1:22 PM | 9:33 AM | 2:03 PM | 10:14 AM | 2:44 PM |
| 8:53 AM | 1:23 PM | 9:34 AM | 2:04 PM | 10:15 AM | 2:45 PM |
| 8:54 AM | 1:24 PM | 9:35 AM | 2:05 PM | 10:16 AM | 2:46 PM |
| 8:55 AM | 1:25 PM | 9:36 AM | 2:06 PM | 10:17 AM | 2:47 PM |
| 8:56 AM | 1:26 PM | 9:37 AM | 2:07 PM | 10:18 AM | 2:48 PM |
| 8:57 AM | 1:27 PM | 9:38 AM | 2:08 PM | 10:19 AM | 2:49 PM |
| 8:58 AM | 1:28 PM | 9:39 AM | 2:09 PM | 10:20 AM | 2:50 PM |
| 8:59 AM | 1:29 PM | 9:40 AM | 2:10 PM | 10:21 AM | 2:51 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 9:41 AM | 2:11 PM | 10:22 AM | 2:52 PM |
| 9:01 AM | 1:31 PM | 9:42 AM | 2:12 PM | 10:23 AM | 2:53 PM |
| 9:02 AM | 1:32 PM | 9:43 AM | 2:13 PM | 10:24 AM | 2:54 PM |
| 9:03 AM | 1:33 PM | 9:44 AM | 2:14 PM | 10:25 AM | 2:55 PM |
| 9:04 AM | 1:34 PM | 9:45 AM | 2:15 PM | 10:26 AM | 2:56 PM |
| 9:05 AM | 1:35 PM | 9:46 AM | 2:16 PM | 10:27 AM | 2:57 PM |
| 9:06 AM | 1:36 PM | 9:47 AM | 2:17 PM | 10:28 AM | 2:58 PM |
| 9:07 AM | 1:37 PM | 9:48 AM | 2:18 PM | 10:29 AM | 2:59 PM |
| 9:08 AM | 1:38 PM | 9:49 AM | 2:19 PM | 10:30 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 9:09 AM | 1:39 PM | 9:50 AM | 2:20 PM | ||
| 9:10 AM | 1:40 PM | 9:51 AM | 2:21 PM |
Conclusion
It is necessary for all government sector employees in Kuwait to adhere to the working hours specified by the Civil Service Bureau to avoid penalties and salary deductions. Usually, the working hours are 4:30 hours from Sunday to Thursday.
Questions & Answers
The Kuwaiti government sector starts working during Ramadan between 8:30 am and 10:30 am.
The Kuwaiti government sector ends working during Ramadan between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm.
No, the working hours in the Kuwaiti government sector are not the same as the private sector in Ramadan.
If a Kuwaiti government sector employee is late to work during Ramadan for more than the grace period specified by the Civil Service Bureau, he exposes himself to accountability, salary deduction, and other procedures.
The working hours for the Kuwaiti government sector during Ramadan are determined by the Civil Service Bureau according to the applicable laws and decisions.
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