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Maha Singh (; 1756 — April 1792) was the second chief of the Sukerchakia Misl. He was the eldest son of Sardar Charat Singh and Sardarni Desan Kaur Warraich. He was the father of Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Upon the death of his father, Charat Singh, he succeeded to the leadership of the Sukerchakia Misl. His son Ranjit Singh succeeded him and established the Sikh Empire. He is known for his alliance with Jassa Singh Ramgarhia and for reducing the power of the Kanhaiya Misll. Maha Singh married firstly, daughter of Sardar Jai Singh Mann, and secondly Sardarni Raj Kaur, daughter of Raja Gajpat Singh of Jind.
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