Ram served at the Lahore Court as an administrator, a military commander and a diplomat.

In 1799, following the occupation of Lahore, Maharaja Ranjit Singh deputed Moti Ram to repair the city wall and moat. Before 1814, Moti Ram officiated as the governor of the Jalandhar Doab in place of his father, who was on military expeditions. Following his father's demise in 1814, he was appointed the Governor of the Jalandhar Doab. Moti Ram served as the Governor of Kashmir for