Abu Bakar Royal Mosque

The Abu Bakar Royal Mosque or Masjid Diraja Abu Bakar is Pahang's royal mosque which is located in Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia. It was officially opened in 1976 by Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang replacing the nearby Abdullah Mosque or Old Royal Mosque.

Its interesting features include the royal mausoleum.

Abdullah Mosque

The Abdullah Mosque or Old Royal Mosque is an old royal mosque of Pahang located near royal mausoleum and the new mosque (Abu Bakar Royal Mosque). The mosque was built in 1928 during the reign of Sultan Abdullah Al-Mu’tassim Billah Shah and was officially opened on 8 January 1932 by Tengku Mahkota Abu Bakar ibni Sultan Abdullah Al-Mu’tassim Billah Shah on behalf of his father.

The Abdullah Mosque was constructed in Moorish style and was the principle mosque in Pekan for performing Friday prayers from 1932 until 1976.

Royal Mausoleum

List of graves

This is a list of Sultans and members of the royal family who have been laid to rest in the mosque.

Sultan graves
  • Sultan Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutassim Billah Shah (died 1974)

Tengku Ampuan/Sultanah graves (Graves of Royal Consorts)
  • Tengku Ampuan Besar Raja Fatimah (died 1988)
  • Tengku Ampuan Afzan (died 1988)

Royal family graves
  • Tengku Ahmad Iskandar Shah ibni Tengku Abdullah (died 1990)
  • Tengku Datuk Puteri Kamariah binti Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar (died 2006)
  • Tengku Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar (died 1988)
  • Tengku Abdullah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar (died 2018)

Non-royal family graves
  • Rafeah Buang (died 2002) – Malay singer
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