Resignation letter: ready templates in Arabic and English, and how to submit it

October 26, 20262 min read

Before you write, know your contract type: since the 2025 amendments a fixed-term contract takes a resignation request and an open-ended one takes a notice of termination. The difference is one line, but it decides when your contract ends. Here is a template for each, and one in English.

Resignation or notice?

Your contract type decides the letter:

Fixed-term contract: a resignation request with no deferred date, which the law does not allow (Article 79 bis). The contract ends on acceptance or after 30 days without an answer.
Open-ended contract: a written notice of termination at least 30 days before the end date (Article 75).

A resignation request carries no deferred date; an open-ended notice names a date at least 30 days ahead.

Template 1: resignation request (fixed-term contract)

Dear [Manager's name],

Please accept my resignation from my position as [Job title] at [Company].

Thank you for the opportunity and your trust. I am ready to help hand over my work in full.

[Name] — [Employee number] — [Date] — [Signature]

Template 2: notice of termination (open-ended contract)

Dear [Manager's name],

I am giving notice that I wish to end my open-ended employment contract as [Job title] at [Company], to end on [Date], thirty days after the date of this notice, under Article 75 of the Labor Law.

Thank you for the opportunity. I will hand over my work in full before that date.

[Name] — [Employee number] — [Notice date] — [Signature]

Template 3: in Arabic

السيد/ [اسم المدير] المحترم، السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته.

أتقدم إليكم بطلب استقالتي من وظيفة [المسمى الوظيفي] في [اسم الجهة].

أشكركم على الفرصة، وأنا مستعد للمساعدة في تسليم مهامي.

[الاسم] — [التاريخ] — [التوقيع]

How to submit it, and when it counts as accepted

A resignation is submitted in writing on Qiwa. It counts as accepted after 30 days without an answer; the employer may postpone acceptance by up to 60 days where the work requires, with a written, reasoned explanation given before the 30 days end (Article 79 bis).

You may withdraw it within 7 days of submitting it unless the employer has accepted it, and the contract stays in force, with all its obligations, until it ends.

On an open-ended contract, the side that ends it without notice owes the other the wage for the notice period (Article 76).

Before you send it

Work out your dues first: the end-of-service award differs between fixed-term and open-ended contracts, and between two, five and ten years. Add pay for leave not taken and any unpaid wages.

And get your CV ready before the contract ends: the easiest time to write down your achievements is while you are still in the job and remember the numbers.

Fixed-term: a resignation request with no deferred date, ending on acceptance or after 30 days. Open-ended: a notice at least 30 days before the end date. Work out your dues before you send it, and start your CV while you still remember what you achieved.

Before you send it: work out your dues in the end of service calculator