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'''Chishti''' ({{lang-fa|چشتی}}, {{lang-bn|চিশতি}}) is a common family name in [[Afghanistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Pakistan]], and [[India]]. The family name indicates ancestry from [[Sufi]] Khawaja [[Moinuddin Chishti]] of the [[Chishti Order|Chishti order]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Empire_of_the_Great_Mughals/N7sewQQzOHUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=name+Chishti&pg=PA35&printsec=frontcover |title=The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture - (page 35)|author=Annemarie Schimmel|date=2004|website=Google Books website|access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Celebrating_Delhi/L8Pg-d_3_M4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=name+Chishti&pg=PT76&printsec=frontcover |title=Celebrating Delhi |author=Mala Dayal|date=2010|website=Google Books website|access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1056964 |title=The famous Four - Part III|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|author=Muhammad Hassan Miraj|date=18 November 2013|access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

Chishti can also be spelled as "Chishty". in India, where the order began, it is sometimes spelled as "Chishty".

== Notable people ==
* [[Islam Khan Chishti]], Mughal governor of Bengal
* [[Mukarram Khan|Mukarram Khan Chishti]], Mughal governor of Bengal
* [[Rehman Chishti]], UK Member of Parliament
* [[Ghulam Ahmed Chishti]], Veteran Pakistani music composer

== References ==
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[[Category:Surnames]]
[[Category:Indian surnames]]
[[Category:Pakistani names]]
[[Category:Social groups of Punjab, Pakistan]]
[[Category:Shaikh clans]]

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