Preston Mosque

Preston Mosque Umar bin Al-Khattab Mosque
The Preston Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Rite	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Preston, (Melbourne), Victoria, Australia
Location in greater metropolitan Melbourne
Geographic coordinates	37°44′21″S 144°59′35″E / 37.7390496°S 144.9931546°E / -37.7390496; 144.9931546
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Completed	1976
Specifications
Capacity	c. 1,500 worshipers
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1

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The Preston Mosque, officially the Umar bin Al-Khattab Mosque,^[1] is a mosque located in Preston, a suburb of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia.

The mosque is run by the (co-located) Islamic Society of Victoria Inc (ISV) and, between 2007 and 2011, was the seat of the late Muslim cleric, Sheik Fehmi Naji El-Imam, who was appointed as Grand Mufti of Australia.