On 28 August 1964, Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mu’tassim Billah Shah officially inaugurated the mosque.

The space-age design of old Sultan Ahmad 1 Mosque consisted of a big dome and a rocket-like minaret.

Unfortunately, due to faulty design, this space-age mosque suffered from irreparable leakage during heavy rains.

[2] The great-grandson of Sultan Ahmad al-Mu’azzam Shah, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah, accompanied by former Imam at The Great Mosque of Mecca, Syaikh Muhammad bin Abdullah as-Sabil, officially marked the grand reopening of the Sultan Ahmad 1 Mosque on Friday, 21 October 1994.

Tuan Haji Mohd Rizzal Bin Mohd Ali Nafiah is the current Grand Imam of the Sultan Ahmad 1 State Mosque since February 2023 after the former Grand Imam, Dato' Badli Shah Bin Alauddin, became Vice Mufti of Pahang.