Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed his sincere appreciation towards Sultan Mufaddal Saifuddin, Sultan of the Bohra sect in India, for helping to restoring the shrines if Ahl al-Bayt (family of the Prophet Muhammad,) and several historical Egyptian mosques. This came during Sisi’s reception on Sunday of the Sultan of the Bohra sect in Cairo, accompanied by his sons Prince Jafar al-Sadiq, Prince Taha Mufaddal, and Prince Hussein Mufaddal, in the presence of the head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service Abbas Kamel. Egyptian presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady said that President Sisi welcomed the sultan, noting the close historical ties between Egypt and the sect. The spokesperson added that efforts to restore these shrines complement current state efforts to develop the areas surrounding these shrines and archaeological areas in Fatimid and historic Cairo. The Sultan of the Bohra sect in India on his end expressed his honor to meet President Sisi.
