Meet Najam Soharwardi, a Chevening Scholar and education advocate founded “Off The School” (OTS) to provide formal education to underserved communities.

OTS offers a comprehensive curriculum, including IT, language, marketing, and religious education, both on-campus and online, with over 1,900 students enrolled. Soharwardi has a BS in Mass Communication and Media Studies from Greenwich University, Karachi, and an LLM in Religion, Law and Society from the University of Westminster, London. He has served as a journalist for major news organizations and currently works as the CSR Head of Mezan Edible Oil Group. As a visiting faculty member at Greenwich University, he teaches “Religious and Ethical Studies” and contributes to various media outlets on education rights, technology, and related topics.