The Sultan Ahmad Shah Mosque is the state mosque of Pahang, in Kuantan, Malaysia. It is named for Sultan Ahmad al-Mu'azzam Shah, the first modern Sultan of Pahang. The first mosque on the site was built in 1962 to replace an older wooden mosque. It had a space-age design, with a rocket-like minaret and a geodesic dome 164 feet (50 meters) across, and it was opened on 28 August 1964.
A faulty design caused the roof to leak in heavy rain, and the mosque was demolished in 1992. The present building was constructed from 1991 to 1993 by DZJ Architect and Associates. It has a more traditionally Islamic look, with four minarets, a large dome and a smaller dome.
The new mosque had its grand reopening on Friday, 21 October 1994.
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