More than 10K mosques built, developed in Egypt since Sisi assumed power: Minister

CAIRO – 27 February 2023: More than 10,000 mosques have been built, developed and restored in all governorates of Egypt since President Abdel Fattah El Sisi assumed power in 2014, announced Minister of Awqaf (Endowment] Muhammad Mukhtar Gomaa on Monday during the inauguration of historical al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah after being restored.

The al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, the fourth oldest mosque in Egypt, was developed and renovated at an amount of EGP 85, Gomaa said, noting that the interior facades of the mosque were restored while problems of damps in walls were solved.

The inauguration was attended by Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa and the Governor of Cairo Major General Khaled Abdel-Aal.

Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah is the second largest mosque after Ibn Tulum Mosque. “The construction of the mosque was begun by al-Hakim’s father, the Fatimid Caliph al-Aziz bi Allah in 380 AH/990 AD, but he died before its completion, leaving his son to finish it in 403 AH/1013 AD,” said the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.