| Daoud Ali Najafi | |
| Office: | Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Afghanistan |
| Term Start: | March 5, 2012 |
| Term End: | present |
| Office2: | Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Afghanistan (Acting) |
| Term Start2: | June 2010 |
| Term End2: | March 2012 |
| Predecessor2: | Abdul Rahim Horas |
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Afghanistan |
| Birthname: | Dawood Ali |
| Residence: | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Alma Mater: | University of Balochistan University of Peshawar |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Profession: | Doctor |
| Blank1: | Ethnicity |
| Data1: | Hazara |
Dawood Ali Najafi (prs|داودعلی نجفی) (February 17, 1968) is a politician in Afghanistan. He is serving as Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, a position he held since June 2010. Son of Salman Ali, Najafi lived in Pakistan as an Afghan refugee. He received a MBBS from University of Balochistan and an MA in Islamic Studies from University of Peshawar. He also has some working experience with an agency of the United Nations in Pakistan. Najafi returned to Afghanistan in recent years to work for the government. He is fluent in Dari-Persian, Urdu, Pashto and English.[1] [2] Najafi belongs to the Hazara ethnic group.[3]