| Amir Chishti | |
| Office: | Member of the Senate of Pakistan |
| Term Start: | April 2024 |
| Constituency: | Sindh |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Party: | MQM-P (2024-present) |
Amir Waliuddin Chishti (ur|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 of Admore Gas until March 1, 2016.[4] He is the owner of Puma Energy Pakistan.[5]
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 2024 Pakistani Senate election as a Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan candidate on a general seat.[6]
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.[7] On April 7, the treatment allegedly led to paralysis and the infant's subsequent death.[7] 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.[7] [8]
A settlement was later reached between Nashwa's family and the hospital management.[9] 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.[9]