Dr. Munir Sewani is a university teacher, researcher, socio-educational theorist, and disability advocate. He has been working as an Assistant Professor of Education at SMI University in Pakistan for the last 12 years. Additionally, he is the founding Volunteer Director of the Global Forum for Teacher Educators, where he provides free education to children, youth, women, and elders from disadvantaged communities.

Sewani has delivered guest lectures at various global institutes, including The Open University, UK, the School of Education at UC Berkeley, Adult School Berkeley, Northampton University UK, and Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany. He has developed several educational models and frameworks, including his socioecoethical model of human rights education and his socio-ethical model of inclusivity.

As a Global Heumann Fellow, Sewani is focusing on understanding the educational challenges faced by persons with disabilities and will introduce a series of awareness workshops on Open Educational Resources (OER) for both individuals with and without disabilities. With support from the DJP, he is documenting educational challenges faced by university learners with disabilities in Pakistan. He believes that capacity development in OER can increase educational accessibility, promote collaboration, and bridge educational equity gaps.