Office: | Minister of Human Rights and Minorities, Punjab |
Term Start: | 7 March 2024 |
Office1: | Member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab |
Constituency1: | NM‐368 |
Birthname: | Ramesh Singh Arora |
Birth Date: | 11 October 1979 |
Birth Place: | Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Party: | PML(N) |
Alma Mater: | University of the Punjab |
Profession: | Politician Social worker |
Termstart1: | 23 February 2024 |
Termstart2: | 1 March 2024 |
Appointer: | Maryam Nawaz |
Office2: | President of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee |
Appointer2: | PSGPC |
Ramesh Singh Arora (born 11 October 1979) is a Pakistani politician and social worker. He has been a staunch advocate for Sikh rights in Pakistan. He was appointed as the Ambassador at large for the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. He is first Sikh to hold office of provincial minister of the Punjab, Pakistan.[1] [2] Wife of Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora is Jaspreet Kaur Arora and they got married in year 2005
In 2013, he became the first Sikh in 63 years to be elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.[3] [4] He served as a Member of the National Commission for Minorities between 2011 and 2013, General Secretary of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee during 2009-13 and as Chief Executive of the Mojaz Foundation between 2008 and 2013. He served as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Commerce & Investment, is Patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Sikh Council, and a member of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee.[5]
On 6 March 2024, he was inducted in to the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz and became first Sikh in Pakistan's history to be appointed minister in Punjab government.[6] He worked in Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) during his early career and supported the most vulnerable communities across Pakistan through poverty alleviation and community empowerment programs.