Munawar is a program design, research and policy expert with more than 20 years of professional experience in agriculture, food security and nutrition programs. He worked closely with national and subnational governments to design and development of public health, agriculture and nutrition policies, programs and action plans. He has significant knowledge of wheat value chain and insights of the sector in Pakistan. He led number of projects, research studies and served at key management positions with national and international organizations. He also undertook consultancy assignments with public and private sector including INGOs and UN agencies.