| Ram Bilas Sharma | |
| Office: | Cabinet Minister Government of Haryana |
| Term Start: | 26 October 2014 |
| Term End: | 27 October 2019 |
| 2Blankname: | Minister of Education Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Tourism |
| 2Namedata: | 26 October 2014 - 27 October 2019 |
| 3Blankname: | Minister of Transport Minister of Food & Civil Supplies |
| 3Namedata: | 26 October 2014 - 24 July 2015 |
| 4Blankname: | Minister of Civil Aviation |
| 4Namedata: | 26 October 2014 - 22 July 2016 |
| 5Blankname: | Minister of Art & Cultural Affairs |
| 5Namedata: | 9 August 2018 - 27 October 2019 |
| Office2: | Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency3: | Mahendragarh |
| Term Start3: | 1982 |
| Term End3: | 2001 |
| Predecessor3: | Dali Singh |
| Successor3: | Rao Dan Singh |
| Term Start2: | 2014 |
| Term End2: | 2019 |
| Constituency2: | Mahendragarh |
| Predecessor2: | Rao Dan Singh |
| Successor2: | Rao Dan Singh |
| Office4: | President Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana |
| Term Start5: | December 1990 |
| Term End5: | December 1993 |
| Term Start4: | January 2013 |
| Term End4: | October 2014 |
| Predecessor4: | Krishan Pal Gurjar |
| Successor4: | Subhash Barala |
| Birth Date: | df=y 25 July 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Rathiwas, Punjab, India |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation: | Lawyer / professor |
| Alma Mater: | Punjab University |
Ram Bilas Sharma (born 25 July 1950) is an Indian former Cabinet Minister in Bharatiya Janata Party's Government of Haryana, and former education minister and politician who has represented the Mahendragarh constituency as an MLA in the northern state of Haryana five times.[1]
Ram Bilas Sharma was born on 25 July 1951[2] in Rathiwas, a small village of 393 people (2011) located in Mahendragarh Tehsil of Mahendragarh district, Haryana, in the family of Shri Jayram Sharma. Born in a farmer's family with 8 siblings (6 sisters & 2 brothers) he had faced several challenges in his childhood but never compromised on his education. He completed his primary education from the Government primary schools in Devrali and Swaroopgadh.
After completing his higher secondary education from Madhogadh School in 1967, he completed B.A. (Arts) from Mahendergarh Degree College. During this period he was introduced to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)' by RSS Pracharak Rajinder Singh (now in Hisar). Influenced by the RSS, Sharma began to contribute to its growth. Immediately after completing his graduation in 1970, to fulfill his father's wish, he married Bimala Devi on 15 June 1970.
Soon after his marriage, he left for Delhi to take over the responsibilities at Sangh's Jhandelwalan branch, wherein he had joined as a proofreader for the English daily Motherland. Concurrently, he pursued his post-graduation, M.A. in English by attending evening classes at the Ghaziabad University from 1971 to 1973. After completing his M.A., while pursuing his BEd degree from Kirodimal College at Bhiwani (1973–74) he had to face several challenges to meet his education & routine expenses and even had worked as a night watchman. At that time he was chosen as a "Pracharak" by the Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS) for its Jhajjar unit.
He is also an avid devotee of Lord Shiva and had restored an ancient temple of Baba Bhuraasta which was discovered during an excavation activity in his native village Rathiwas. He had also made over 17 Kanwar Yatraa on his feet to Haridwar to seek Lord Shiva's blessings and organized numerous religious functions in the region.
In 1974, he had joined the Jayaprakash Narayan Movement. Late Dr. Mangal Sen, requested him to quit his job as a professor in Kurukshetra and brought him along to Rohtak where he was appointed as General Secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
In his political career Ram Bilas Sharma has been elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA from Mahendergarh area four times in a row. He served as Public Health minister from 1987 to 1990 and Education minister from 1996 to 1999.
He has been Minister of Education in the Government of Haryana under the government of Chaudhary Bansi Lal.[3]
In 1999, as leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party he decided to withdraw support from the Bansi Lal Government[4] [5] and endorse the Om Prakash Chautala Government instead.[6] Professor Sharma also contested election from Ballabgarh constituency where he called Kulena as his second home and took many time blesses from Bhagwan Parsuram Temple at Kulena.
He was also the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president from 1990 to 1993. He was elected as BJP's state president for the second time in 2013.[7] In 2014,he was the President of BJP, Haryana and a claimant for the post of Chief Minister of Haryana in 2014.[8]
On 26 October, he was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party run Government of Haryana. As a Cabinet Minister he had independent charge of the following 9 departments,[9] [10] which made him 2nd most influential in Government of Haryana after Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar who held 18 departments Ram Bilas held 13 departments.[11]
He lost the general assembly election of 2019 to Sh.Dan Singh on Mahender Garh constituency. Currently he is active in social service in the area.