Hakim Daud


Hakim Daud 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 Emigration of Iranians to [India during the 16-18th centuries|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.