Hari Ram

Hari Ram (Urdu: ہری رام) is a Pakistani Hindu politician from Sindh. A five-time legilslator to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, Ram was the first non-Muslim to win a non-reserved constituency in (West) Pakistan; he served in the Senate from 2012 to 2018.

Hari Ram Kishori Lal
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Minorities Affairs
In office
19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Social Welfare
In office
19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Prisons
In office
19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-47 (Mirpur Khas-I)
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
March 2012 – March 2018
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan People's Party

Early life

Ram was born on 29 May 1952 in Mirpurkhas.[1] A landlord, he did not study beyond high school.[1]

Political career

Ram won four consecutive elections to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in 1988, 1990, 1993, and 1997 as one of the five representatives of the local Hindu community; he did not have any political affiliation.[2] In 2012, he was elected to the Senate of Pakistan from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on the sole seat reserved for minorities from Sindh.[3][lower-alpha 1]

In 2018, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly from Mirpur Khas-I, becoming the first non-Muslim to win a non-reserved constituency in any provincial assembly of (West) Pakistan.[5][6] He was inducted into Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah's cabinet, and made the Minister for Minorities Affairs with the additional portfolios of Social Welfare, and Prison.[7]

Personal life

Ram has a son.[8] On 21 May 2021, he suffered a cardiac arrest while attending a ministerial meeting.[9]

Notes
  1. Ram secured 157 votes against a paltry 4, secured by Photo Mal alias Dileep of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[4]

References
  1. "Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. Detailed Results of Elections to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Undated. Election Commission of Pakistan
  3. "PPP dominates Senate elections". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. "Senate elections: Despite drama, upset, PPP comes out on top - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. "Pakistan election: Muslim-majority areas elect 3 Hindu candidates in Sindh". Business Standard India. 29 May 2021.
  7. "Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah picks his 10-member cabinet". DAWN.COM. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2020-06-08). "Minister's son, guard and driver injured in accident". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  9. "Sindh Food Minister Kishori Lal suffers heart attack". Daily Times. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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