Daud has been involved in many organizations, and has led many important conferences and seminars across Aceh and Indonesia, such as the Pekan Kebudayaan Aceh (PKA), which is a quadrennial event to promote the culture of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. 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. He is now running for governor for the 2011-2015 period.