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Ramesh Singh Arora
Minister of Human Rights and Minorities, Punjab
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 March 2024
Appointed by	Maryam Nawaz
Member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 February 2024
Constituency	NM‐368
President of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 March 2024
Appointed by	PSGPC
Personal details
Born	Ramesh Singh Arora (1979-10-11) 11 October 1979 (age 45) Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	PML(N)
Spouse	Jaspreet Kaur Arora ​ (m. 2005)​
Alma mater	University of the Punjab
Profession	Politician Social worker

Ramesh Singh Arora (born 11 October 1979) is a Pakistani politician and social worker. He is an 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] He is currently the president of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee.^[3]

In 2013, he became the first Sikh in 63 years to be elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.^[4][5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.

Ramesh Singh Arora married Jaspreet Kaur Arora in 2005.