[2] In 1846, with his thesis named De l’hématocèle vaginale, he was awarded his doctors degree in medicine, and later that year he was attached to the French mission in Tehran.
[2] He was appointed ambassador to the court and became the personal physician of the king (shah), succeeding another Frenchman named Dr.
[2] His regular attendance during the last illness of the then incumbent King Mohammad Shah Qajar earned him a good professional reputation.
[2] Not long after Naser al-Din Shah Qajar's ascension to the throne, Cloquet was officially re-confirmed by the King in his functions.
[2] When subsequently many followers of the Bab were arrested and executed, high-ranking officials at the king's court were formally invited to show their loyalty by personally participating in the executions; Cloquet did not participate, stating that it would violate his Hippocratic oath.