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Work began in the mosque first in 1869 and problems disrupted
the construction until it was resumed in 1905 and was finally
completed in 1912.
The importance of this mosque lies in the number of royals of
Mohamed Ali
dynasty buried in it. King Fuad,
the penultimate king of Egypt (ruled 1917-1936) is buried here
along with his mother.
The mosque has also tombstones of Khedive
Ismail,
his mother, and other members of the family as well as Sultan
Hussein
Kamel's (ruled 1914-1917) burial.
The last to be buried was Mohamed Pahlavi, the last Shah
of Iran, and King Farouk,
the last deposed king of Egypt.
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