Ramesh Singh Arora
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Assumed office
May 2013
ConstituencyNM-368
Personal details
Born
Ramesh Singh Arora

(1974-10-11) 11 October 1974
Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Alma materUniversity of the Punjab
ProfessionSocial worker
Politician

Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora (born 10 November 1974) is a Pakistani politician and social worker.[1]

Biography

Arora was born in 1974 to a Pakistani Sikh family in Nankana Sahib. His family left Lyallpur to settle in Nankana Sahib in 1965. He received a Master's degree from the University of the Punjab in 1997 and thereafter began work with the World Bank as a microfinance and institutional development specialist.[2] He graduated with an MBA in 2000.[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 currently acts 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]

References

  1. "Punjab Assembly". Welcome to Provincial Assembly of Punjab. 11 October 1974. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. "Ramesh Singh Arora". 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory".
  4. "Ramesh Arora: The other Singh Saab".
  5. "Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora became the first Sikh in close to 67 years who entered into Pakistan's biggest provincial assembly".
  6. "Pakistan Sikh Council Chairman Sardar Ramesh Singh".
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