Arjun Ram Meghwal

Arjun Ram Meghwal is an Indian politician who is serving as the 34th Minister of Law and Justice since 2024.
A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Meghwal formerly served as Chief Whip, minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises from 2019 to 2021, minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs from 2016 to 2017 and the minister of State for Water Resources from 2016 to 2017. He is also a member of Lok Sabha since 2009 representing the Bikaner constituency, Rajasthan. He was awarded the Best Parliamentarian in 2013.

Early life

He was born Meghwal Caste to Lakhu Ram Meghwal and Hira Devi in the small village of Kishmidesar in Bikaner, Rajasthan. He is a Master of Arts in Pol. Science, LLB and MBA from Dungar College in Bikaner and University of the Philippines in the Philippines.
After completing graduation in Law in the year 1977, he completed post-graduation in Arts in the year 1979 as a regular student.

In 2009, he was elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Bhartiya Janata Party from Bikaner constituency.
In the general election of 2014, he was re-elected from the Bikaner constituency for the 16th Lok Sabha. He was Chief Whip of Bhartiya Janta Party in the Lok Sabha and Chairman of the House Committee.
In May 2019, Meghwal became Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

He is married to Pana Devi with whom he has two sons and two daughters. He loves to visit universities and colleges as Minister. He is a good player of badminton and was a bureaucrat by profession. His cousin Madan Gopal Meghwal is also a politician from Indian National Congress.