Dr. Munir Khan Khattak is a distinguished academic with over 15 years of experience in the field of higher education, specializing in Applied Linguistics. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of English, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, where he also holds positions as the MPhil English Program Coordinator and Coordinator for MPhil and PhD admissions in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. His leadership extends beyond the classroom, having served as the Chairman of the Department of English Language Teaching for over three years at LUAWMS, where he was instrumental in driving departmental growth and fostering academic development.

His leadership also extends to national-level policy development, including his involvement in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, where he has served as an expert on the Graduate Education Policy-2023 and participated in many accreditation visits as a member of the HEC’s Campus Accreditation Committee. Further, as a specialist, Dr. Khan contributed to the National Education Policy Development Framework-2024 at Pakistan Institute of Education, Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training. In addition to his academic and leadership roles, Dr. Khattak has played an integral part in policymaking at AIOU, including serving as the secretary of a sub-committee focused on formulating undergraduate rules, regulations, and procedures. He has also contributed to the development of the Student Conduct and Discipline Regulations-2024 and is an active participant in the Task-Based Assessment initiative aimed at digitalizing student assessments to improve learning outcomes at graduate level.