Peyyala Ramesh Kumar, born on July 7, 1957, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1986 batch, West Bengal cadre. He holds a postgraduate degree in Public Administration. Throughout his career, he served in various capacities including Commissioner, Principal Secretary, Managing Director, Secretary, Director, Joint Development Commissioner, District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrate, Sub Divisional Officer, and Assistant Magistrate. His most recent designation was Commissioner from April 20, 2017, to July 31, 2017. He was associated with the Land Revenue Department as the Director of Census Operations before retirement.