Amir Waliuddin Chishti () is a Pakistani

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and

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who has been a member of the

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since April 2024. He is also the

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of Darul Sehat Hospital, its

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Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry, and the owner of Puma Energy Pakistan. Previously, he served as the

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(CEO) of Admore Gas until March 1, 2016.

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. In April 2024, Chishti was elected from Sindh province during the 2024 Pakistani Senate election as a

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candidate on a general seat.

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. On April 7, the treatment allegedly led to

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and the infant's subsequent death. 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. A settlement was later reached between Nashwa's family and the hospital management. 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.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Pakistani businesspeople Pakistani business executives Pakistani senators 2024–2030 Muttahida Qaumi Movement politicians Politicians from Sindh {{Pakistan-senator-stub