Walda Heywat (Amharic: ወልደ ሕይወት; 1633–1710), also called Mitku, was an Ethiopian philosopher.
He was the beloved disciple of Zara Yacob, who wrote a well regarded work on the nature of truth and reason.
Heywat took his mentor’s work and expanded upon it, addressing issues encountered by Ethiopians of that time.
Zera Yacob was the teacher of the sons of Habtu and introduced Walda Heywat to his philosophy.
Being a disciple of Zera Yacob and heavily influenced by his master's thought, he wrote his Treatise to explore and explain the ideas of his teacher.