Prof. Darni M Daud (born 25 July 1961, Pidie, Indonesia) is the former rector of Syiah Kuala University (USK) in Aceh, Indonesia, the largest state university in Banda Aceh beside Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry.
He was recently re-elected in March 2010, in recognition of his efforts to rebuild the university after the 2004 tsunami.
In 2008, the CampusAsia Magazine named him as the 7th best education leader in Indonesia.
Then undertook a master's degree in Inter-cultural Communications at New York University, and a Phd in Higher Education at Oregon State University.
He has been actively involved in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Aceh from the damage caused by the Great Asian tsunami in 2004, and has been actively raising funds to develop the quality of education in Aceh.