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 Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the P ...

Biography

In 2013, he became the first

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ' ...

in 63 years to be elected as a Member of the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pak ...

. He served as a Member of the National Commission for Minorities between 2011 and 2013, General Secretary of the

Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (or PSGPC) ( ur, ) is a Sikh religious organisation in Pakistan. PSGPC was formed by the Government of Pakistan and is entrusted with the maintenance of Sikh religious institutions, places of wor ...

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 The Pakistan Sikh Council (PSC) (Gurmukhi: ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਸਿੱਖ ਕੌਂਸਲ; Shahmukhi: ) is a Sikh organisation in Pakistan which works for rights of Sikh community in Pakistan. In organisation Sardar Ramesh Singh Khalsa is ...

, and a member of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee. 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arora, Ramesh Singh Pakistani Sikhs Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Living people People from Nankana Sahib District University of the Punjab alumni Pakistani social workers 1974 births