The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 4 March 2024

Chishti, Rehman (Gillingham and Rainham)

Chishti, Rehman (Gillingham and Rainham)

1. Employment and earnings

From 25 September 2023, UK Visiting Parliamentary Fellow at the University of Oklahoma School of Arts & Sciences, Ellison Hall, 633 Elm Ave, Norman, OK 73019, USA. (Registered 03 November 2023; updated 13 November 2023)

16 October 2023, received £8,206.42 for giving three key lectures and engaging with students between 25 September and 6 October 2023. The payer also provided accommodation (23 September to 7 October 2023), hospitality and meals with an approx. value of £4,070.39. Hours: approx. 60 hrs. (Registered 03 November 2023)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Majlis Ash-Shura (Parliament)
Address of donor: AL-Yamamh Palace, Majlis Ash-Shura, 8006, Al-Hada, Unit: 3, Riyadh 12911 - 4021, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, internal travel and meals, total value £11,000
Destination of visit: Mecca, Madinah and Riyadh
Dates of visit: 12-16 February 2023
Purpose of visit: APPG for Hajj and Umrah visit to meet with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to discuss challenges specific to British Muslims, and the UK Mission in Riyadh, Ambassador and UK Consul General covering Mecca and Madinah.
(Registered 14 March 2023)

Name of donor: Muslim World League
Address of donor: PO Box, 537, Mecca 21955, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, internal travel and meals, total value £12,280
Destination of visit: New York City, USA
Dates of visit: 13-18 June 2023
Purpose of visit: Invited to speak at an event at the UN, at a Conference hosted by the Muslim World League with faith leaders, Representatives from the UN, Academia, USA Government, NGOS, Civil Society.
(Registered 10 July 2023)

Name of donor: Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait
Address of donor: PO Box 3 Safat, Kuwait City, 13001, Kuwait
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, internal travel and meals, total value £6,800
Destination of visit: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Dates of visit: 10-14 October 2023
Purpose of visit: As Chair of the APPG for Kuwait, to meet with Parliamentarians, Ministers, Diplomats and other key stakeholders from business and industry, civil society and faith leaders; give a lecture at the Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute; and meet met with the UK Ambassador and UK Mission to Kuwait team.
(Registered 31 October 2023)

Name of donor: Muslim World League
Address of donor: PO Box, 537, Mecca 21955, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, internal travel, and meals, total approx. value £6,338
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca
Dates of visit: 7-11 November 2023
Purpose of visit: Invited to visit the Muslim World League to give a Lecture on International Religious Freedom, to have a meeting with their Secretary General, and meet their secretariat.
(Registered 05 December 2023)

8. Miscellaneous

Non-practising barrister.

From 10 November 2022, member of the Faculty Industrial Advisory Board at the University of Greenwich Faculty of Engineering and Science (Medway). This is an unpaid role. (Registered 01 December 2022)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Until 29 September 2023, I employed my sister, Nusrat Ahmed, as Office Manager. (Updated 25 October 2023)