Hakim Ali ibn Kamal al-Din Muhammad Gilani (
Persian: حكيم علی بن كمال الدين محمد الگيلانی) was a 16th-century physician in
Mughal India. As indicated by his nisba, he was from
Gilan and came from
Persia to the
Mughal court of
Akbar and served under several Mughal rulers in northwest
India. He is particularly known for his commentary on The Canon of Medicine by
Avicenna.
Hakim Ali Gilani died on 14 Dhu al-Hijjah 1017AH, or 22 March 1609.
Sources
For evidence regarding his life, see:
Carl Brockelmann, Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur, Supplement, 3 vols. (Leiden: Brill, 1937–1942)., vol. 2, p. 626.
A. Z. Iskandar, A Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: The Wellcome Historical Medical Library, 1967), p. 182.