The mosque was designed by ARC Architectural Consultants[1] and built from 1994 to 1995 on the site of the old Fushë Çela Mosque, which was destroyed during the communist era, with funding from Saudi entrepreneur Sheikh Zamil Abdullah Al-Zamil.[2] It is named after Abu Bakr, the first Rashidun caliph. The inauguration was held on 27 October 1. 995, and the mosque was renovated in 2008.[3]