Amir Chishti

Amir Waliuddin Chishti (Urdu: عامر ولیُ الدین چِشتی) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since April 2024. He is also the chairman of Darul Sehat Hospital, its medical school Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry, and the owner of Puma Energy Pakistan.^[1][2][3] Previously, he served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Admore Gas until March 1, 2016.^[4]

Amir Chishti
عامر چِشتی
Senate of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2024
Constituency	Sindh
Personal details
Born	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party	MQM-P (2024-present)

Political career

Chishti began his political career by joining the All Pakistan Muttahidda Students Organization. He served as the unit in-charge of Government Premier College in North Nazimabad in the early 1990s.^[1]

In April 2024, Chishti was elected from Sindh province during the 2024 Pakistani Senate election as a Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan candidate on a general seat.^[5]

Controversy

In 2019, Chishti faced legal action after the death of nine-month-old Nashwa, who reportedly suffered from improper treatment at his hospital in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi.^[6] On April 7, the treatment allegedly led to paralysis and the infant's subsequent death.^[6] Following these events, Chishti's application for interim pre-arrest bail was denied by an additional district and sessions' judge in Karachi in May 2019, and he fled the courtroom after the decision.^[6][7]

A settlement was later reached between Nashwa's family and the hospital management.^[8] According to the agreement, the hospital would establish a pediatric ICU named after Nashwa by May 31, 2020, and create a scholarship for one medical or dental student annually, with the family's approval. Additionally, the hospital pledged to allocate Rs5 million each year to a fund designed to offer free treatment to economically disadvantaged patients, with the family involved in the oversight process.^[8]