Hakim Daud

Hakim Daud
The Hakim Mosque in 2017, founded by Hakim Daud
Born
Safavid Iran
Died1662/63
Mughal Empire
Occupation
  • Physician
Known forThe construction of the Hakim Mosque
RelativesMirza Mahmud Khan Hakim ol-Molk and Ebrahim Hakimi (descendants)

Hakim Daud (also spelled Davud: died 1662/63) was a physician in Safavid Iran and the Mughal Empire.

His father and mother served as physicians under the Safavid rulers Shah Abbas I and Shah Safi. Hakim Daud served as the physician of Shah Abbas II. Dissatisfied with his position, he emigrated to India, where he got a promotion after successfully treating the daughter of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for a burn.

In 1656, while still in India, Hakim Daud funded the construction of the Hakim Mosque in Isfahan, which was completed in 1663. He died before its completion, in 1662/63.

The Iranian court physicians and politicians Mirza Mahmud Khan Hakim ol-Molk and Ebrahim Hakimi were his descendants.

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