Ganga Ram (1775 – 1826), a Kashmiri Brahmin, son of Kishan Das, was an official of (Maharaja) Ranjit Singh. Earlier, he had been serving the regimes at Gwalior and Delhi. In 1809, he served under David Ochtorlony, a Colonel of the East India Company. In 1814, he joined Lahore Darbar. In 1815, he called another relative (Dina Nath) from Delhi to get him a job with the Lahore Darbar. Sometime later, Ganga Ram became the in charge of the army accounts and the treasury (including Kohinoor diamond) of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He was also the keeper of the privy seal. For some time he was also appointed as the Governor of Gujrat.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)