KLIA Mosque (GPS: 2.78782, 101.67642), officially known as Masjid Sultan Abdul Samad, is the main mosque servicing the Muslims within the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Construction of the mosque began in 1999 and was completed the following year. The design drew elements of Malay and Middle Eastern styles. It was officially opened by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (1945-), the 9th and present ruler of Selangor.
The KLIA Mosque is officially known as Masjid Sultan Abdul Samad. It was named after the late Sultan Sir Abdul Samad ibni Almarhum Raja Abdullah (1804-1898), the fourth ruler of Selangor, under whose reign Kuala Lumpur was established and instruments of Selangor sovereignty introduced.
Sultan Abdul Samad passed after after a reign of 41 years, in which time he has fathered 12 children - six princes and six princesses - with two wives. He outlived his Crown Prince Raja Muda Musa, who passed away in 1884, enabling his eldest grandson, Sulaiman Shah Musa, to assume the throne as Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa (1863-1938), the fifth Sultan of Selangor.
Address
Masjid Sultan Abdul Samad
Jalan Pekeliling,
64000 KLIA, Selangor.
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